Perioperative Addiction: Clinical Management of the Addicted Patient

Features: ·         Guidance for spotting and managing addicted patients ·         All common and important drugs of addiction, from opioids, cocaine, club drugs, and alcohol, to tobacco, marijuana, nitrous oxide, inhalants, and propofol ·         Special populations, including pregnant women, pain patients, adolescents, older patients, and healthcare professionals ·         Fascinating overview of the long history of addiction ·         Genetic basis of addiction, and the range of pharmacological treatments for addiction