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 CNS depressants 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 CNS depressants dependence. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Prescription CNS Depressants Dependence: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Prescription CNS Depressants Dependence; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Prescription CNS Depressants Dependence; Chapter 5. Books on Prescription CNS Depressants Dependence; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Prescription CNS Depressants Dependence; Chapter 7. 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 CNS DEPRESSANTS 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, diazepam, diazepam abuse, diazepam addiction, diazepam dependence, estazolam.

Author: ICON Health Publications
Publisher: ICON Health Publications
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Prescription CNS Depressants Dependence: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2002-07-18
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780597832710
Category: Self-Help : Substance Abuse & Addictions - Drug Dependence