Abstract
While it may not be necessary for a culture to be involved with substance abuse, few groups have remained absolutely free (Cohen, 1982a; Nahas, 1982). In reviewing substance abuse, it becomes evident that there is considerable waxing and waning in the popularity of substances chosen and the groups that abuse. In Ireland, there was a fad with ether in the late 1800s, which resulted in passage of laws curtailing its use. In America, we have witnessed a change in opiate addiction, from middle-class women abusing tonics, to lower-class youths, primarily male, becoming involved with heroin. The recent resurgence of cocaine, especially among the more affluent, has become a matter of national concern. An excellent review of drug abuse can be found in Nicholi (1983).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Abromowicz, M. Clonidine (Catapras) an antihypertensive agent has been used to provide nonnarcotic detoxification. The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, 1979, 21, 100.
Adriani, J. Narcotic Poisoning. In H. F. Conn (Ed.), Current drug therapy. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 1979.
Alpert, R., Cohen, S., & Schiller, L. LSD. New York: New American Library, 1966.
Angrist, B., Lee, H. K., & Gershon, S. The antagonism of amphetamine-induced symptomatology by a neuroleptic. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1974, 131, 817–819.
Barr, H. L., Langs, R. J., Holt, R. R., Goldberger, L., & Klein, G. S. LSD: Personality and experience. New York: Wiley-Interscience, 1972.
Blum, R., & Associates. Utopiates. New York: Atherton Press, 1964.
Braxter, D. C. Handbook of drug use in patients with renal disease. Lancaster, Texas: Improved Therapeutics, 1982.
Castanada, C. The teachings of Don Juan: The Yagui way of knowledge. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1968.
Cohen, S. The beyond within. New York: Atheneum, 1965.
Cohen, S. The substance abuse problem. New York: Hawsorth Press, 1981.
Cohen, S. Coming of age in America—with drugs: Contemporary adolescence. Drug Abuse & Alcoholism Newsletter, 1982, 9, 9.
Cohen, S. Marijuana use detection: The state of the art. Drug Abuse & Alcoholism Newsletter, 1983, 12, 3.
Cohen, S., & Ditman, K. S. Prolonged adverse reactions to lysergic acid diethylamide. Archives of General Psychiatry, 1963, 8, 475–480.
Connell, P. H. Amphetamine psychosis (Maudsley Monograph No. 5). London: Oxford University Press, 1958.
Crome, P. Antidepressant overdosage. Drugs, 1982, 23, 431–461.
Dakis, C. A., Pottash, A. L. C., Annitto, W., & Gold, M. S. Persistence of urinary marijuana levels after supervised abstinence. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1982, 139, 1196–1198.
Done, A. K. Inhalation of glue fumes and other substances. In Abuse practices among adolescents. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1968.
Effron, D. M. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Tulsa, Okla.: CPR Publishers, 1982.
Fauman, B., Aldinger, G., Fauman, M., & Rosen, P. Psychiatric sequelae of phencyclidine abuse. Clinical Toxiology, 1976, 9, 529–538.
Flomenbaum, N. The GI front. Medical Emergencies, October 15, 1983, pp. 152–164.
Frosch, W. A., Robbins, E. S., & Stern, M. Untoward reactions to lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) resulting in hospitalization. New England Journal of Medicine, 1965, 273, 1235–1239.
Frosch, W. A., Robbins, E., Robbins, L., & Stern, M. Motivation for self-administration of LSD. Psychiatric Quarterly, 1967, 41, 56–61.
Garay, S. Pulmonary aspects. Medical Emergencies, October 15, 1983, pp. 187–195.
Goldfrank, L. R., Flomenbaum, N. E., Lewin, N., & Weisman, R. S. Toxicologic emergencies: A comprehensive handbook in problem solving. New York: Appelton-Century, Crofts, 1982.
Goldfrank, L., Lewin, N., Flomenbaum, N., & Howland, M. A. The pernicious panacea: Herbal medicine. Hospital Physician, 1982, 18, 64–68.
Greenblatt, D. J., & Shader, R. I. Treatment of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. In R. I. Shader (Ed.), Manual of psychiatric therapeutics. Boston: Little, Brown, 1975.
Hall, R. C. W., Feinsilver, D. K., & Holt, R. E. Anticholinergic psychosis: Differential diagnosis and management. Psychosomatics, 1981, 22, 581–587.
Harvey, S. C. Hypnotics and sedatives. In A. G. Gilman, L. S. Goodman, & A. Gilman (Eds.), The pharmacologic basis of therapeutics (6th ed.). New York: Macmillan, 1980.
Huxley, A. L. The doors of perception: Heaven and hell. New York: Harper & Row, 1963.
Jaffe, J. H. Drug addiction and drug abuse. In A. G. Gilman, L. S. Goodman, & A. Gilman (Eds.), The pharmacologic basis of therapeutics (6th ed.). New York: Macmillan, 1980.
Jaffe, J. H., & Martin, W. R. Opioid analgesics and antagonists. In A. G. Gilman, L. S. Goodman, & A. Gilman (Eds.), The pharmacologic basis of therapeutics (6th ed.). New York: MacMillan, 1980.
Khantzian, E. J., & McKenna, G. J. Acute toxic and withdrawal reactions associated with drug use and abuse. Annals of Internal Medicine, 1979, 90, 361–372.
Leary, T. F., Metzner, R., & Alpert, R. The psychedelic experience: A manual based upon the Tibetan Book of the Dead. New Hyde Park, N.Y.: University Books, 1964.
Levin, R. I. The cardiac aspects. Medical Emergencies, October 15, 1983, pp. 172–186.
Liden, C. B., Lovejoy, F. H., & Costello, C. E. Phencyclidine: Nine cases of poisoning. Journal of the American Medical Association, 1975, 234, 513–516.
Lieber, C. S., Gordon, G. G., & Southren, A. I. The effects of alcohol and alcoholic liver disease on the endocrine system and intermediary metabolism. In C. S. Lieber (Ed.), Medical disorders of alcoholism. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 1982.
Luisada, P. V., & Brown, B. L. Clinical management of phencyclidine psychosis. Clinical Toxicology, 1976, 9, 539–545.
Mack, B. J. The CNS slant. Medical Emergencies, October 15, 1983, pp. 165–171.
Masters, R. E. L., & Houston, J. The varieties of psychedelic experience. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966.
Mayer, S. E. Transmission and the Autonomic Nervous System. In A. G. Gilman, L. S. Goodman, & A. Gilman (Eds.), The pharmacologic basis of therapeutics (6th ed.). New York: Macmillan, 1980.
Moore, R. A., Rumack, B. H., Conner, C. S., & Peterson, R. G. Naloxone: Underdosage after narcotic poisoning. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1980, 134, 156–160.
Nahas, C. G. Hashish in Islam in the 9th and 10th century. Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 1982, 58, 814–831.
Nicholi, A. M., Jr. The nontherapeutic use of psychoactive drugs: A modern epidemic. New England Journal of Medicine, 1983, 308, 925–933.
Rainey, J. M., & Crowder, M. K. Prolonged psychosis attributed to phencyclidine: Report of three cases. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1975, 132, 1076–1078.
Rail, T. W., & Schleifer, L. S. Drugs effective in the treatment of the epilepsies. In A. G. Gilman, L. S. Goodman, & A. Gilman (Eds.), The pharmacologic basis of therapeutics (6th ed.). New York: Macmillan, 1980.
Rappolt, R. T., Gay, G. R., & Farris, R. D. Emergency management of acute phencyclidine intoxication. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1979, 8, 68–76.
Robbins, E., Agus, B., & Stern, M. Drug abuse. In R. A. Glick, A. T. Meyerson, R. Robbins, & J. A. Talbott (Eds.), Psychiatric emergencies. New York: Grune & Stratton, 1976.
Robbins, E., Robbins, L., Frosch, W. A., & Stern, M. Implications of untoward reactions to hallucinogens. Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 1967, 43, 985–999.
Robbins, L., & Robbins, E. Ganja in Jamaica: A medical anthropological study of chronic marijuana use (book review). American Journal of Psychiatry, 1977, 121, 238–244.
Salamon, I. Alcoholism. In H. F. Conn (Ed.), Current therapy. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 1980.
Schenker, S. Effects of Alcohol on the brain: Clinical features, pathogenesis and treatment. In C. S. Leiber (Ed.), Medical disorders of alcoholism. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 1982.
Seyffart, G. Dialysis and haemoperfusion in poisonings. Poison Index. Bad Homberg: Fresnius Foundation, 1977.
Smith, D. E. A clinical approach to the treatment of phencyclidine (PCP) abuse. Psycho-pharmacology Bulletin, 1980, 16, 67–70.
Smith, M., Squires, R., Aponte, J., Rabinowitz, N., & Bonilla-Rodriquez, R. Acupuncture treatment of drug & alcohol abuse: 8 years experience emphasing tonification rather than sedation. British Journal of Acupuncture, 1982, 5, 9–10.
Spitzer, R. L. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association, 1980.
Standards and guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC). Journal of the American Medical Association, 1980, 244, 453–509.
Stern, L. The renal angle. Medical Emergencies, October 15, 1983, pp. 196–215.
Stoll, A., & Hoffman, A. Partialsynthese von alkaloiden vom typus des ergobasins. Helvetica Chimica, Acta 1943, 26, 944–965.
Vardy, M. M., & Kay, S. R. LSD-psychosis or LSD-induced schizophrenia? Archives of General Psychiatry, 1983, 40, 877–883.
Weiner, N. Atropine, scopolamine and related drugs. In A. G. Gilman, L. S. Goodman, & A. Gilman (Eds.), The pharmacologic basis of therapeutics (6th ed.). New York: Macmillan, 1980.
White, R. B. Basic life support: A Ciba symposium. West Caldwell, N.J.: Ciba, 1982.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1985 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Robbins, E., Katz, S.B., Stern, M. (1985). Identification and Treatment of Substance Abuse Problems in the Emergency Room. In: Alterman, A.I. (eds) Substance Abuse and Psychopathology. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3641-7_10
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3641-7_10
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4899-3643-1
Online ISBN: 978-1-4899-3641-7
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive