Clinical Resources by Topic:  Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Opiate and Narcotics Abuse Clinical Resources

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• The Merck Manual 17th Ed.-1999: Table of contents
  • Chapter 195: Drug Use and Dependence: Table of contents
    • General: Access document
    • Opioid Dependence: Access document
• Family Practice Handbook 4th Ed.-2001: Table of contents
  • Chapter 18 - Psychiatry: Table of contents
    • Substance-use Disorders: Access document
• Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Injecting Drug Use: Access document
  • Opioid Abuse: Access document
  • Toxicity, Heroin: Access document
• General Medical Officer (GMO) Manual - January 2000 Revision: Table of contents
  • Clinical Section: Table of contents
    • Drug Abuse and Dependence: Access document
• Internet Mental Health: Homepage
  • Opioid Dependence: Table of contents
• BehaveNet: Homepage
  • Clinical Capsuleý: APA Diagnostic Classification - DSM-IV-TR: Table of contents
    • Opioids: Access document

Emergency Medicine Resources   See also General Emergency Medicine Resources

• Emergency Medicine (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Narcotics: Access document
  • Toxicity, Sympathomimetic: Access document
  • Withdrawal Syndromes: Access document

Pediatrics Resources   See also General Pediatrics Resources

• Pediatrics (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Access document

Geriatrics Resources   See also General Geriatrics Resources

• Merck Manual of Geriatrics: Table of contents
  • Chapter 37. Substance Abuse and Dependence: Access document
    • Other Substance Abuse and Dependence: Access document
• Geriatrics Resource Guide (Northwestern Univ): Table of contents
  • Geriatric Aphorisms: Access document
  • History and Physical Examination: Access document
  • Pharmacotherapy: Access document
  • Nutritional Assessment and Treatment Strategies: Access document
  • Delirium: Access document
  • Preventive Healthcare for Older Populations: Access document
  • Depression in Older Adults: Access document

Radiology Resources   See also General Radiology Resources

• MedPix Medical Image Database: Homepage
  • Chest, Pulmonary (ex. Heart): List of documents
    • Pulmonary Edema, Acute, Secondary to Heroin Overdose: Access document
    • Pulmonary Edema, Acute, Secondary to Heroin Overdose: Access document

Pathology Resources

• Internet Pathology Lab for Medical Education (FSU Coll of Med): Table of contents
  • Drug Abuse Pathology: Access document
    • Intravenous Drug Abuse: Access document
      • Normal Aortic Valve Compared with Infective Endocarditis, Gross: Access document
      • Surface of the Brain with Acute Meningitis, Gross: Access document
      • Viral hepatitis of the Liver, Gross: Access document
      • Viral hepatitis of the Liver, Microscopic: Access document
      • Macronodular Cirrhosis of the Liver, Gross: Access document
      • Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Lung, Cavitary Disease, Gross: Access document
      • Glomerulus of Kidney Demonstrating Focal Scarring with Heroin Nephropathy, Microscopic: Access document
      • Talc Granulomatosis of the Liver, Gross: Access document
      • Talc Granulomatosis of the Lungs, Polarized Light, Microscopic: Access document

Clinical Guidelines

• NIH Consensus Development Program: Homepage
  • NIH Consensus Statements: List of documents
    • Effective Medical Treatment of Opiate Addiction (1997): Table of contents
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Homepage
  • Practice Parameters: List of documents
    • Summary of the Practice Parameters for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders (1998): Access document
• Internet Pathology Lab for Medical Education (FSU Coll of Med): Table of contents
  • Mini-Tutorials: List of documents
    • Drug Abuse Pathology: Access document
      • Intravenous Drug Abuse: Access document
• National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
  • Opioid-Related Disorders (MeSH browse): List of documents
  • Narcotics (Keyword search): List of documents
  • Opiate (Keyword search): List of documents
  • Substance-Related Disorders (MeSH browse): List of documents

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Homepage
  • Behaviors and Mental Disorders Trials: Table of contents
    • Substance-Related Disorders: List of documents
• CenterWatch: Homepage
  • Clinical Trials by Disease Categories: Table of contents
    • Psychiatry/Psychology: Table of contents
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Clinical Trials
  Additional Clinical Trials resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)

News Resources

• Doctor's Guide to the Internet: Homepage
  • Addictions News: List of documents
    • Narcotics (Keyword search): List of documents
    • Opiates (Keyword search): List of documents

Miscellaneous Opiate and Narcotics Abuse Clinical Resources

• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (US DHHS): Homepage
  • Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs Locator Map: Table of contents
• HealthWeb: Homepage
  • Subtance Abuse: Table of contents
    • Associations & Foundations: List of documents
    • Communication: List of documents
    • General Resources: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health: Mental Health: Diseases and Conditions: Substance Abuse
  Additional Substance Abuse Sites (These sites have not been reviewed.)