Saunders

Substance use disorders occur in 10 per cent to 20 per cent of patients presenting to the primary care physician, and rates are increasing. Primary care physicians are therefore in an excellent position to screen, provide early intervention, or refer patients to specialty care. This issue covers several types of substance abuse - including alcohol, prescription drugs, and recreational drugs - and gives detailed information on screening for and treating these problems.

beautifully demonstrate the intricacies of the systems within the body, and make learning much easier...I would not hesitate to recommend this text book to any other student...an invaluable tool to aid dissection' - ("Medical Student Review"). The most widely-used anatomy atlas in the world! Dr. Netter's outstanding artwork demystifies this often intimidating subject, helping students to understand anatomy and how it applies to medicine. Now with a stronger clinical focus than ever before, it captures anatomy the way it is most frequently seen in practice with many more diagnostic imaging examples.