Tobacco Cessation and Substance Abuse Treatment in Women’s Healthcare A Clinical Guide /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Calhoun, Byron C. (Editor), Lewis, Tammi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gynecology.; Maternal and child health services.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Maternal and Child Health.; Primary Care Medicine.

This book is a comprehensive guide to the screening, management, and treatment of female patients with addictions. There are a range of clinical issues specific to women with substance use disorders and substance abuse during pregnancy is known to have deleterious effects on neonates. This book focu...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Abuse of Tobacco and Substances
• Physiology of Nicotine
• Physiology of EtOH and Opiate Receptors
• Women's Specific Issues
• Health Effects
• Pregnancy Effects
• Tobacco Cessation
• Addictions Counseling
• Therapeutic Substitution
• Appendix: Protocols and Guidelines.