• Compiles core knowledge on addiction medicine from experts around the globe
• Provides a cross-cultural clinical perspective on the spectrum of addictionrelated problems
• Offers practitioners a reference text for ISAM certification and other national qualifications

Addiction is increasingly being recognized as a major global public health issue, and an evergrowing

number of medical specialties, psychological and social science training programs, and

professional associations are including addiction as part of their training and continuing

education curricula. The first edition of this book presented an overview of the spectrum of

addiction-related problems across different cultures around the globe. Sharing the experience

and wisdom of more than 260 leading experts in the field, and promoted by the International

Society of Addiction Medicine, it compared and contrasted clinical practices in the field of

addiction medicine on the basis of neurobiological similarities as well as epidemiological and

socio-cultural differences. Building on the success of this inaugural edition, and taking into

account the formal and informal comments received as well as an assessment of current need,

this textbook presents general updated information while retaining the most requested sections

of the first edition as demonstrated by the number of chapter downloads. It also provides a

basic text for those preparing for the ISAM annual certification exam. Written by some 220

international experts, it is a valuable reference resource for anyone interested in medicine,

psychology, nursing, and social science.

2nd ed. 2021, VI, 1466 p. 90 illus., 70 illus. in color. In 2 volumes, not available separately.