Cocaine - Softcover

Weiss, Roger D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345351355 ISBN 13: 9780345351357

Publisher: Random House, Inc., 2008

Synopsis

If you or someone you love uses cocaine, you owe it to yourself to read this book.

Once considered the "champagne of drugs" because its high price made it available only to the wealthy, cocaine has become the recreational drug of choice for Americans from all walks of life. And with more widespread use has come a higher percentage of abuse.

Written by two physicians on the faculty of Harvard Medical School who have vast experience in the treatment of addiction, Cocaine offers a thoughtful, straightforward and comprehensive survey of the drug and its effects. You will learn:

- The latest medical evidence on how it affects the mind and body.
- The symptoms of cocaine abuse.
- How--and how soon--dependence develops.
- How family members can offer support and guidance to relatives in trouble.
- How to get the abuser to seek help and the treatment alternatives available.
- The hazards of cocaine in the workplace and how to guard against them.

Cocaine also answers the questions most often asked by the public, by occasional users, addicts and their family members, and by medical professionals. A self-test for cocaine dependence and a state-by-state guide to cocaine abuse treatment facilities make this the one book that tells you everything you need to know.

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Review

"This relatively short book addresses the topic of cocaine abuse and its treatment in langugae that is comprehensible to the lay public and to professional readers."-- "American Journal of Psychotherapy"

"Cocaine, which has now ented its second edition, provides a valualbe overview to the entire field, 'from bench to bedside.'"-- "General Hospital Psychiatry"

"The second edition of "Cocaine" is one of those unusual books that can be profitably read by both clinicians and the lay public. It is a well-written and up-to-date review of what is known about the effects of cocaine as it impacts on the brain and body. Although the definitive treatment for cocaine abuse is not yet here, Dr. Weiss and his colleagues have provided from their experience and the literature methods that can be helpful for both clinicians and families."-- "Herbert D. Kleber, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Division on Substance Abuse, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York State Psychiatric Institute"

About the Author

Roger D. Weiss, M.D., is the Clinical Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Steven M. Mirin, M.D., is the General Director and Psychiatrist in Chief, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Roxanne L. Bartel, M.D. is Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at the University of Utah.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House, Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0345351355
• ISBN 13: 9780345351357
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192