drug
The term drug may refer to any non-food chemical substance or preparation administered for the purpose of correcting or attenuating a disease process (therapeutic drug) or for pleasure (recreational drug). Almost all drugs of interest in the realm of behavioral health care achieve their primary effects in the brain (central nervous system) and may also be referred to as psychoactive or psychotropic. Many such drugs (e.g., morphine, diazepam, amphetamine, nitrous oxide) may be used for either of these two purposes. Some Drugs judged to have abuse potential are classified according to schedules of controlled substances by the DEA. (The list below also includes some substances which are classified as foods or dietary supplements.)
Also: medicine, medication, pharmaceutical, pharmacologic agent, psychopharmacology
Therapeutic & recreational drugs (generic name, Trade name):
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Drugs@FDA: A Catalog of FDA Approved Drug Products
- Food and Drug Administration
- Institute for Safe Medication Practices
- The Medicine Program
- Medline Plus Drug Information
- National Drug Code Directory (Searchable Database)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- PDR® (Physicians Desk Reference)
- U.S. Pharmacopeia
Books and Other Media:
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- Bezchlibnyk-Butler, Kalyna Z. (Editor) & Jeffries, J. Joel (Editor) Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs Spiral-bound 2006
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas DVD widescreen | DVD widescreen with DTS Stereo Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro 1998
- Hyman, Steven, et al Handbook of Psychiatric Drug Therapy Paperback 1995
- Marnell, Tim, ed. Drug Identification Bible, 4th edition, Paperback 1999: Amera-Chem, Inc; Box 518; Grand Junction, CO 81502; 800.772.2539; fax 800.852.7870
- McElroy, Susan L Psychopharmacology Across the Life Cycle- An Update- Section IV of American Psychiatric Press Review of Psychiatry, Volume 16 Paperback 1997 -"Contents: Foreword to section IV by Susan L. McElroy, MD, Section Editor. Psychopharmacological treatment of psychotic disorders across the life span by Paul E. Keck Jr., MD, and Stephen M. Strakowski, MD. Psychopharmacological treatment of bipolar disorder across the life span by Susan L. McElroy, MD, and Elizabeth Weller, MD. Pharmacotherapy of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a life span perspective by Thomas Spencer, MD, Joseph Biederman, MD, and Timothy Wilens, MD. Child and adolescent psychopharmacology by Scott A. West, MD. Overview of geriatric psychopharmacology by Andrew Satlin, MD, and Charles Wasserman, MD. Afterword to section IV by Susan L. McElroy, MD, Section Editor."
- Paul M. Carvey Drug Action in the Central Nervous System Hardcover 1997 | Paperback 1997
- Perry, Paul J, et al Psychotropic Drug Handbook Paperback 1997 -"The seventh edition of this handy, rapid-access reference has been revised and updated to incorporate the extraordinary amount of clinical data that has appeared in the literature over the past five years. A number of new drugs have been added including risperidone, sertraline, paroxetine, venlafaxine, nefazodone, zolpidem, and fluvoxamine."
- Postcards from the Edge DVD Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, and Gene Hackman 2001
- Requiem for a Dream DVD 2000 Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto
- Schuckit, Marc Alan Educating Yourself About Alcohol and Drugs - A People's Primer Paperback 1998
- Stone, Trevor & Darlington, Gail Pills, Potions, and Poisons: How Medicines and Other Drugs Work (Hardcover)
- Yudofsky, Stuart C. et al What You Need to Know About Psychiatric Drugs Paperback 1992 -"This book includes an alphabetical listing and discussion of the most frequently used drugs, cross-referenced to the illnesses they treat; information on drug interactions; a guide to buying, taking, and storing drugs; a review of drug effects on special-risk groups; guidelines for finding and evaluating psychiatrists experienced and knowledgeable in prescribing psychiatric drugs."
