书目名称 | Infectious Diseases and Substance Abuse |
编辑 | Herman Friedman,Thomas W. Klein,Mauro Bendinelli |
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概述 | Dr. Friedman is a long-term expert in the field of Infectious Disease and he has assembled a team of distinguished and internationally recognized leaders in the field to contribute chapters in their r |
丛书名称 | Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis |
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描述 | The use of recreational drugs of abuse by large numbers of individuals in this country and abroad has aroused serious concerns about the consequences of this activity. For example, it is recognized that marijuana is currently widely used as a recreational drug in the United States as well as other countries. Similarly, abuse of cocaine, especially crack cocaine, is considered to be an epidemic. “The war on drugs” by the US Government was directly aimed at the illicit use of cocaine, marijuana, and opiates as well as other drugs of abuse. Furthermore, alcohol is also considered a major problem of abuse in this country as well as in many other countries. It is estimated there are at least 10 million alcoholics in the United States alone. A signi?cant portion of those hospitalized with infectious diseases are alcoholics. Similarly, there have been many reports of association between marijuana use and increased susceptibility to infection as well as a re- tion between use of opiates and infections. The relationship between drug abuse and increased incidence of various infections has stimulated increased investi- tion of whether and how such drugs affect immune function, especially imp- |
出版日期 | Book 2005 |
关键词 | Chemokine; HIV; HIV infection; bacteria; infection; infections; infectious; infectious disease; infectious d |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/b100398 |
isbn_softcover | 978-1-4419-3466-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-0-306-48688-3Series ISSN 1075-1289 |
issn_series | 1075-1289 |
copyright | Springer-Verlag US 2005 |