The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Club Drug Dependence - A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age (Paperback)

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 club 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 club drug dependence. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Club Drug Dependence: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 3. Books on Club Drug Dependence; Chapter 4. Multimedia on Club Drug Dependence; Chapter 5. Physician Guidelines and Databases; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix C. Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; CLUB DRUG DEPENDENCE GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: club drug, club drug abuse, club drug addiction, ecstasy, ecstasy abuse, ecstasy addiction, ecstasy dependence, flunitrazepam, flunitrazepam abuse, flunitrazepam addiction, flunitrazepam dependence, gamma-hydroxybutyrate, gamma-hydroxybutyrate abuse, gamma-hydroxybutyrate addiction, gamma-hydroxybutyrate dependence, GHB abuse, GHB addiction, ketalar,Ketalar SV abuse, Ketalar SV addiction, Ketalar SV dependence, ketamine, Ketamine abuse, Ketamine addiction, LSD abuse, LSD addiction, lysergic acid diethylamide, lysergic acid diethylamide abuse, lysergic acid diethylamide addiction, lysergic acid diethylamide dependence.