Lowinson and Ruiz's Substance Abuse
A Comprehensive Textbook
Author(s): Pedro Ruiz MD Eric Strain MD
■Edition: Fifth
■Product Format: Hardbound
■ISBN: 9781605472775
■Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875
■Pages: 1074
■Pub Date: Apr 15, 2011
Lowinson and Ruiz's Substance Abuse, the premier text on substance abuse and addictive behaviors is now in its updated and expanded Fifth Edition. Scientific topics such as the biology of various addictions and all dimensions of clinical treatment and management are addressed by a wide range of leading contributors. Behavioral addictions are addressed also, so the text is not solely devoted to specific substances and their misuse.
--NEW: Thorough reorganization
--NEW: Thoroughly overhauled and modernized
--Contributors drawn from both leading organizations in addiction medicine: the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and the American Society of Addiction Medicine