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Management of the Addicted Patient in Primary Care
Heidi A. Pomm
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Description for Management of the Addicted Patient in Primary Care
paperback. This book enables the physician to exhibit greater knowledge of all aspects of substance addiction. It equips the reader to better manage these types of patients in the office setting. This is one of the only books available on the subject. Num Pages: 164 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
Tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, and secondhand exposure are the nation’s leading health problems. These acquired problems cause more than half of all deaths per year. First use, as well as some subsequent use, may be voluntary, but after loss of control, continued use is to be expected in an addict. So, prevention is the treatment of choice and also the treatment with the greatest ef? cacy. When prevention fails, early intervention and prompt treatment are critical; oth- wise, abuse becomes dependence and with it comes a chronic life-long disease without a speci? c cure. This places a great deal of ... Read more
Tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, and secondhand exposure are the nation’s leading health problems. These acquired problems cause more than half of all deaths per year. First use, as well as some subsequent use, may be voluntary, but after loss of control, continued use is to be expected in an addict. So, prevention is the treatment of choice and also the treatment with the greatest ef? cacy. When prevention fails, early intervention and prompt treatment are critical; oth- wise, abuse becomes dependence and with it comes a chronic life-long disease without a speci? c cure. This places a great deal of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387359618
SKU
V9780387359618
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About Heidi A. Pomm
Authors are leading authorities on the topic. Have published extensively on the topic in the medical literature.
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