Offers information on the pharmacological, toxicological, and neuropsychological consequences of alcohol and drug abuse. This book includes eight chapters of crucial information.

Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Second Edition is the newly-updated classic reference text that provides even more detailed and expanded information on the pharmacological, toxicological, and neuropsychological consequences of alcohol and drug abuse. Eight new chapters of crucial information have been added. Written by leading experts in the fields of medical physiology, psychopharmacology, and neuropsychology, this valuable resource provides the detailed alcohol and drug information health professionals in all fields need to know.

"The book is unique in its orientation toward the health effects of substance abuse . . . the extensive information compiled in this work will be valuable to both researchers and medical clinicians working with people with substance use problems in any setting." - Beth Sproule, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, in Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, May/June 2009, Vol. 62, No. 3