The Anatomy of Addiction (26 page)

detoxification and,
19
,
122
,
129
–30

evidence-based medicine and,
xi
,
8
,
10
–12

mental illness and,
160

one-month stays at,
141

personnel in,
xi
,
4
,
11
,
129
–30,
151
,
206

profits of,
xi
,
10
–11,
19
,
25

regulation of,
212

Russell's experience with,
17
–19

teenagers in,
183
–89

treatment protocols in,
xi
–xii

relapse,
xiii
,
3
,
44
,
57
,
58
,
100
,
104
–6,
110
,
122
,
133
–34,
139
,
147
,
148

brain and,
134

Hoffman and,
5
,
123

in opioid addicts,
142
–43

preventing,
see
managed maintenance

stress and,
138
,
143

respiration,
39

Revia,
116
,
117

see also
naltrexone

rock bottom,
43
–44

Rosenhan, David,
186

Saskatoon
Star Phoenix,
200

schizophrenia,
40
,
107
,
160
,
168
,
169

Sciacca, Kathleen,
162

Science Daily,
44

science of addiction,
8
–10

treatment and,
see
evidence-based addiction treatment

see also
brain; genetics

sedatives,
ix
,
20
,
34

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs),
166

self-medication,
99
–100,
152
,
160
,
167

self-stimulation,
109
,
110

seniors,
see
older addicts

Seppala, Marvin,
24

sertraline,
166
,
170

sex,
32
,
49
,
74

Slate,
209

social consequences,
86
–88

criminalization,
see
criminalization; criminal justice system

stigmatization,
see
stigmatization

teens and,
181
–82

sociocultural therapy,
94
,
102
–3

Sontag, Susan,
23

speed bugs,
78
–79

sperm count,
82

spina bifida,
197

stabilization, in detoxification procedure,
123
–24

Stewart, Potter,
30

stigmatization:

of addicts,
4
–5,
8
,
9
,
20
–23,
88
,
140
,
213

of dual-diagnosis patients,
161

stimulants,
ix
,
20
,
34
,
36
,
37
,
77
–80,
105
–6,
121
–22,
138
–39,
161

detoxification from,
127
–28

medications for addiction to,
116
–17,
144

stress,
60
–61,
102
–3,
110
,
138

relapse and,
138
,
143

Suboxone,
13
–15,
24
,
45
–46,
97
–98,
104
–5,
112
–13,
117
,
144
,
205
,
209

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),
129
,
131
–32

treatment facility database of,
152
–53

Substance.com,
176

Subutex,
see
buprenorphine

suicide,
13
,
70
,
74

supersensitivity,
169

superstition,
22

support services, in maintenance program,
148

Supreme Court,
184

Szalavitz, Maia,
176

taxes,
212

Taylor, Jill Bolte,
107

teenagers and young adults,
53
,
171
–92,
206

brains of,
58
,
81
,
175
–76,
190
–92

critical thinking about addiction and,
189
–90

and family history of addiction,
187
–89

high-risk categories and,
178

Just Say No campaign and,
171
–72,
208

prevention programs for,
178
–79,
183

rehab and,
183
–89

risk factors for,
183

school-based programs and,
177
–78

secrecy and,
182

social consequences and,
181
–82

treatment for,
175
–76,
182
–85,
187

temperance movement and Prohibition,
6
,
114

THC (tetrahydrocannabinol),
40
,
83

oral,
116

therapy and counseling,
xii
,
12
,
134
,
143
,
148

cognitive behavioral therapy,
48
,
50
,
99
,
166

group talk therapy,
xii
,
9
,
28
–29,
49

psychological therapy,
12
,
50
,
94
,
95
,
98
–102

sociocultural therapy,
94
,
102
–3

tiagabine,
144
–45

Titan Pharmaceuticals,
104

tobacco,
20
,
33
,
35

topiramate (Topamax),
98
,
101
,
116
,
120
,
144
–45

tranquilizers,
37
,
206
–7

see also
benzodiazepines

treatment:

AA,
see
Alcoholics Anonymous

changing landscape of,
208
–10

detoxification vs.,
122
–23,
130

disconnect between addiction and,
8

for dual diagnosis patients,
160
–61,
162
,
166
–67

in Europe,
91
–92,
93

evidence-based,
see
evidence-based addiction treatment

failure of,
ix
,
x

former addicts in,
xiii

maintenance in,
see
managed maintenance

mandatory,
92
,
184
–85,
187

measuring success of,
113
–15,
142

medications in,
see
medications for addiction

for physicians,
154
–55

in rehab clinics,
see
rehab clinics, rehab industry

revenues generated from,
ix

scientific,
see
evidence-based addiction treatment

standardized terms for,
212

for teenagers and young adults,
175
–76,
182
–85,
187

U.S. standard for,
92
–93

treatment programs,
ix
,
7
,
27
,
206

assumptions about patients in,
186

choosing,
151
–54,
211

laws on,
11

mandatory admission to,
92
,
184
–85,
187

personnel in,
xi
,
4
,
11
,
129
–30,
151
,
206

12-step,
see
12
-step programs

see also
rehab clinics, rehab industry

tweaking,
80

12-step programs,
xii
,
8
–14,
20
,
28
–29,
44
–45,
50
,
58
,
95
,
130
,
151
,
186
,
205
–7,
209
–11

medications and,
13
,
160
–61

see also
Alcoholics Anonymous

28 Days,
16

Ulleland, Christy,
193
–94

United Healthcare,
210

University of California, Los Angeles,
104
–5

University of California at San Francisco,
54

University of Southern California,
xiv
,
16
,
209

University of Washington,
197

University of Waterloo,
107
–8

USA Today,
38

vaccines,
105
,
144

Valium,
85
,
125
,
128
,
206
–7

Vanity Fair,
53

veterans,
169
–70,
207

Veterans Administration,
170

Vicodin (hydrocodone),
38
,
60
,
75

Victims of Alcoholism, The,
119

violent behavior,
35
–36

Vivitrol,
116
,
142
–43

see also
naltrexone

Volkow, Nora,
3

Wall Street Journal,
207

war on drugs,
5
,
7
,
27
,
171
,
172
,
208

war veterans,
169
–70,
207

weather,
72

Wellbutrin,
116

willpower,
xii
,
xiii
,
16
,
28
–29,
49
,
101
–2,
104
,
208

withdrawal,
57
,
63
,
121
,
130
,
146
–47

from alcohol,
124
–26

see also
detoxification

Wilson, Bill,
7
,
8
–9,
12
,
13
,
28
,
44
,
161
,
210

women,
70
,
75
,
106
,
134
,
207

pregnancy and,
see
pregnancy

World Health Organization (WHO),
8
,
64
,
113
–14,
138

Xanax,
85
,
128
,
206
–7

Young, Craig,
209

Ziedenderg, Jason,
36

Zofran,
116

Zoloft (sertraline),
166
,
170

Zyban,
116

Akikur Mohammad, M.D., is a specialist in addiction medicine and an award-winning academic who has practiced psychiatry, addiction medicine, and general medicine since 1998, when he opened his private practice in Los Angeles. He is board-certified in addiction medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine and in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Mohammad is Adjunct Clinical Professor at LAC/USC Medical Center, where he is active in teaching medical students and residents in addiction medicine and psychiatry.

He has been honored many times for his dedication to providing superior care and support to his patients and students. He received the Outstanding Teaching Award from USC in 2003, Outstanding Teaching Award from Residents in 2012, and Outstanding Service Award in 2006 for his work as the Associate Director at LAC/USC Medical Center Psychiatric Emergency Services.

Patient's Choice Award has honored him with the Top Psychiatrists of America Award several times since 2005. In 2011, Who's Who in America named Dr. Mohammad the Top Addiction Professional of the Year. In recognition of his thorough knowledge of addiction and psychiatric medicine, Dr. Mohammad has been the guest speaker at numerous regional and national conferences.

He has also appeared on various radio and television programs, including those on ABC, A&E, and MTV.

He founded and serves as the medical director for Inspire Malibu in Los Angeles, a science and evidence-based drug and alcohol treatment facility that focuses on dual-diagnosis and treating patients with addiction and co-occurring disorders. He established the center in 2010 to create an environment where his practice of evidence-based, scientifically advanced addiction medicine could be fully realized.

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