HealthScouter Drug Addiction Patient Advocate
By Equity Press
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For the most honest, objective opinion, HealthScouter provides a patient's view of the most common medical problems. Including hundreds of quotes, questions, and answers from patients themselves, this guide provides comprehensive information about a single condition for from perspective that matters: the patient's perspective.
Understand how current patients approach their medical challenges, and help overcome your own. This reference will help you see through obscure medical jargon and limited treatment options and empower you to better understand the issues
that really matter: Diagnosis + Symptoms + What to Expect + Treatment Options + Medical Terminology
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HealthScouter Drug Addiction Patient Advocate - Equity Press
HealthScouter Drug Addiction Patient Advocate
HealthScouter.com - Equity Press
5055 Canyon Crest Drive
Riverside, California 92507
www.healthscouter.com
Purchasing this book entitles you to free updates at www.healthscouter.com/Addiction
Edited By: Katrina Robinson
Includes Addiction from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction
HealthScouter Drug Addiction: Drug Addiction Treatment and Signs of Addiction (HealthScouter Drug Addiction)
ISBN: 978-1-60332-106-3
Smashwords Edition
Edited Components are Copyright (c) 2009 Equity Press
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License
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HealthScouter and Equity Press do not provide medical advice. The contents of this book are for informational purposes only and are not intended to substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek advice from a qualified physician or health care professional about any medical concern, and do not disregard professional medical advice because of anything you may read in this book or on a HealthScouter web site. The views of individuals quoted in this book are not necessarily those of HealthScouter or Equity Press.
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Table of Contents
Introduction and Motivation
How to use this book
Introduction to Addiction
Definition
Varied forms of addiction
Physical dependency
Psychological dependency
Addiction and drug control legislation
Methods of care
Diverse explanations
Neurobiological basis
Criticism
Casual addiction
Drug Addiction
Drugs causing addiction
Addictive potency
Prevalence
The physiological basis of drug addiction
Acute effects
Reward circuit
Stress response
Behavior
Allostasis
Neuroplasticity
Neurogenesis
Psychological drug tolerance
Sensitization
Individual mechanisms of effect
Depressants
Stimulants
Theories about causes for epidemic outbreak of addiction
Treatment
Residential
Anti-addictive drugs
Alternative therapies
Medical definitions
History of addiction
Addiction Recovery Groups
Referrals
List
GNU Free Documentation License
References - Addiction
References - Drug Addiction
References - Addiction Recovery Groups
Introduction and Motivation
Dear Reader,
I like to think of myself as a polite, well-reasoned person. I rarely speak out or complain. When a waitress spills something on me, or if my meal is cold—or if I’m overcharged—I generally try to be as polite as possible. I don’t like to make very many waves. I often secretly hope that the manager will hear about my predicament and come out and offer me a free meal, or something similar. I generally hope that my polite and respectful demeanor pays off. And it does happen from time to time. You know, I think many people are brought up to believe that this is just ood manners. It’s how you’re supposed to behave. And if you knew me personally, I think you’d agree that I’m generally pretty reserved. Of course my wife may raise an objection or two (!), but I really believe that it’s important to treat others as you would like to be treated. We’re talking about the golden rule here—it works well and it applies to almost every life circumstance. But I have to admit that when it comes to my health, or the health of someone I care about—all bets are off. I want to know what’s going on—when, why, where, and how. And I make these feelings known. I tend to get downright assertive. It’s just something I feel very strongly about. And I feel that when you are in a hospital, or if you’re brushing up against the healthcare system, that you should feel the same way. It’s unfamiliar turf, and the professionals who work in this system often take advantage of their positions. They may use some jargon to hide the whole truth— or they may say something without checking to make sure you understand completely. They may present the options that are best for them, perhaps the most profitable or convenient. Now I’m not saying this goes on everywhere. There are many professionals in the business of health who go out of their way to make sure you have the best care. And I’m not suggesting that you should become a bully, or purposefully
annoying—absolutely not. But I am suggesting that I think it’s OK for you to step outside of your typicalcomfort zone, and put on your patient advocate hat.Because you, the patient or patient advocate, care the most about your care—not the medical system or healthcare providers.
HealthScouter was created to help patients become better advocates for their own medical care. Because when it comes to your healthcare, the stakes are high. There are none higher. And healthcare is one area where consumers (us, the sick people) are notoriously unaware of their options. And that’s why I’m publishing these books. To help you understand your options, and to help you get the best care possible. I want to help you become a better advocate for yourself and for your loved ones.
It’s my sincere hope that you can take this book with you to the hospital, to be read in the waiting room or by the bedside—and when you see a relevant patient comment you can use this book to ask questions of your health care providers. My advice: Ask lots of questions! Providers are busy people who generally go about their business with little questioning, delivering care as they see fit—making quick decisions—and again, nobody is going to care as much about your health as you. So now, more than ever, you need tools at your disposal to get the best care possible. One of the tools at your disposal is this HealthScouter book and the material within. You need to be armed with questions, and you need to ask questions all of them time. And so the difficult part is now to understand the right questions to ask.
That brings me to an explanation of how these books are structured. HealthScouter books include a number of what we call patient comments. These patient comments are summaries of what people have experienced. They’re first hand accounts of what you may expect. These experiences effectively help you catch up,
and understand what outcomes are possible. They expose you to the treatments are available, and provide insight as to potential outcomes. They help you understand what other people are doing. So if you find yourself stuck feeling like you’re receiving substandard medical care—or if you need a push to broach the subject, you can take this book to your provider and say, Hey, I read here that another patient had this treatment—is that an option for me? If not, Why?
I believe that other peoples’ experience is the most valuable way for you to formulate and build a list of good questions for your healthcare providers. That notion is at the core of the HealthScouter philosophy.
So HealthScouter, by providing patient comments about a particular medical condition, will help expose you to what other people have experienced about a particular medical problem. If you know what other people have experienced, you can better understand what your options are. You’ll be better informed