How to spot illicit drug abuse in your patients

PREVIEW

Although the incidence of drug abuse may be stabilizing in some areas of the United States, many of your patients may present with telltale signs of a drug-induced condition. What are the clinical clues that suggest use of various types of drugs? How can you differentiate between drug-induced conditions and psychiatric illness? The authors of this article answer these questions and review the clinical pharmacology of the most common classes of illicit drugs. They also provide a handy list of contemporary street names and adverse effects of the five main types of drugs of abuse.