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The Physical Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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This chapter discusses the physical consequences of substance abuse, including the representative drugs of alcohol, opioids, cannabis, toluene, cocaine, and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Nicotine is briefly addressed as a legal drug that is not involved in the drug court process but has significant health effects, particularly when used with another drug.

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  1. Suginami-Ku, Tokyo, 167-0031, Japan

    Hitoshi Nakaishi MD, DMSc (Chief Executive Officer of YNMedical Co. Ltd., Former Lecturer of University of Tsukuba)

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  1. Solano County, Benicia, CA, 94510, USA

    James E. Lessenger MD, FACOEM (Consultant in Occupational Medicine) (Consultant in Occupational Medicine)

  2. Superior Court of California, Tulare County, Porterville, CA, 93267, USA

    Glade F. Roperd JD (Judge) (Judge)

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Nakaishi, H. (2007). The Physical Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. In: Lessenger, J.E., Roperd, G.F. (eds) Drug Courts. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71433-2_5

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