Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction

• Section I: The Nature of Psychoactive Drugs
• Narcotics/Analgesics
• Central Nervous System Depressants
• Central Nervous System Stimulants
• Psychedelics/Psychotomimetics/Hallucinogenics
• Narcotic Antagonists
• Psychoactive Drug Combinations
• Look-alike Drugs and Drugs of Deception
• Section II: Aspects of Abuse and Treatment
• Drug Abuse and Addiction: Why?
• Drug Scams: The Patient Hustler
• Continuity of Care: Program Function and Appropriateness
• Experimental Treatment
• Diseases Related to Substance Abuse
• Drugs and Pregnancy
• Bibliography
• Index

About the Author

Richard B Seymour, David E. Smith