The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Prescription Drug Dependence: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to prescription drug dependence, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on prescription drug dependence. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Prescription Drug Dependence: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 3. Books on Prescription Drug Dependence; Chapter 4. Multimedia on Prescription Drug Dependence; Chapter 5. Physician Guidelines and Databases; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Nutrition; Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix D. Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; PRESCRIPTION DRUG DEPENDENCE GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: alprazolam, alprazolam abuse, alprazolam addiction, alprazolam dependence, chlordiazepoxide, chlordiazepoxide HCl abuse, chlordiazepoxide HCl addiction, chlordiazepoxide HCl dependence, CNS depressants abuse, CNS depressants addiction, CNS depressants dependence, codeine, codeine abuse, codeine addiction, codeine dependence, dextroamphetamine, dextroamphetamine abuse, dextroamphetamine addiction, dextroamphetamine dependence, diazepam, diazepam abuse, diazepam addiction, diazepam dependence, diphenoxylate, diphenoxylate abuse.