The Official Patient's Sourcebook On Methamphetamine Dependence: A Revised And Updated Direct.. details from bookadda

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 methamphetamine 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 methamphetamine dependence. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Methamphetamine Dependence: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Methamphetamine Dependence; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Methamphetamine Dependence; Chapter 5. Books on Methamphetamine Dependence; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Methamphetamine Dependence; Chapter 7. Physician Guidelines and Databases; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: methamphetamine, methamphetamine abuse, methamphetamine addiction, methamphetamine intoxication.