Pharmacological Treatments : Introduction

History, Pharmacology, and Prevalence
- Methamphetamine Overview Methamphetamine Overview
- Cocaine Overview Cocaine Overview
- Differences between Stimulants Differences between Stimulants
  - Methamphetamine and Amphetamines
  - Methamphetamine and Cocaine
- Heroin Overview Heroin Overview
- Overview of Various Other Illicit Drugs Overview of Various Other Illicit Drugs
Clandestine Labs and Forms of Methamphetamine
- Clandestine Drug Labs Clandestine Drug Labs
- Forms of Methamphetamine Forms of Methamphetamine
  - Introduction
  - Ice
  - Powder
  - Liquid
  - Base
  - Tablets
Levels of Illicit Drug Use and Factors Contributing to Use
- Levels of Use Levels of Use
- Levels of Dependency Levels of Dependency
- Factors Underlying Use and Abuse Factors Underlying Use and Abuse
Health Consequences of Illicit Drug Use
- Health Effects of Methamphetamine Health Effects of Methamphetamine
  - General Health Effects
  - Medical Complications
- Health Effects of Cocaine Health Effects of Cocaine
  - General Health Effects
  - Medical Complications
- Health Effects of Heroin Health Effects of Heroin
  - General Health Effects
  - Medical Complications
- Overdose Overdose
Treatment Modalities and Treatment Settings for Illicit Drug Abuse
- Psychosocial Treatment Psychosocial Treatment
- Pharmacological Treatments Pharmacological Treatments
- Treatment Settings Treatment Settings
Illicit Drug Screening, Brief Intervention, and Treatment Placement
- Screening in Primary Care Settings Screening in Primary Care Settings
  - The Debate
- Screening Methods Screening Methods
- Brief Interventions Brief Interventions
- Referring Users to Treatment Referring Users to Treatment
  - Linking Clients to Services in Arizona

Treatment Modalities and Treatment Settings for Illicit Drug Abuse
Pharmacological Treatments : Introduction

Pharmacological treatment is not ordinarily indicated for patients with methamphetamine or cocaine dependence. In addition, no pharmacotherapies have FDA indications for the treatment of methamphetamine or cocaine.[1] Pharmacological treatments which include opioid agonists and opioid antagonists, however, are commonly used to address heroin and other opioid dependence. (An opioid agonist is a drug that has a similar action to morphine. An opioid antagonist blocks or otherwise counteracts the physiological and/or subjective reinforcing effects of an opioid.)

References

(1) American Psychiatric Association. Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Disorders. Arlington, VA: APA; 2007 Apr. Report No.: 164.

Treatment Modalities and Treatment Settings for Illicit Drug Abuse Pharmacological Treatments : Introduction

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Treatment Modalities and Treatment Settings for Illicit Drug Abuse
Pharmacological Treatments : Introduction