Overview
- Editors:
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Herman Friedman
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Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa
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Thomas W. Klein
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Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa
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Mauro Bendinelli
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Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- 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 respective areas of expertise
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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- Albert H. Avila, Norma C. Alonzo, Barbara M. Bayer
Pages 1-11
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- Gayle C. Baldwin, Michael D. Roth
Pages 13-32
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- Jerry L. Bulen, Peter G. Medveczky
Pages 33-49
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- Guy A. Cabral, Francine Marciano-Cabral
Pages 51-65
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- Herman Friedman, Catherine Newton, Thomas W. Klein
Pages 67-75
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- Susan Pross, Herman Friedman
Pages 77-92
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- Mohan L. Sopori, Seddigheh Razani-Boroujerdi, Shashi P. Singh
Pages 103-109
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- Filip Bednar, Amber D. Steele, David E. Kaminsky, Penelope C. Davey, Thomas J. Rogers
Pages 111-123
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- Sabita Roy, Jing-Hua Wang, Roderick A. Barke
Pages 125-140
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- Burt M. Sharp, Kathy McAllen, Nahid A. Shahabi
Pages 141-147
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- Richard Weber, Ricardo Gomez
Pages 149-158
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- Yoshimasa Yamamoto, Herman Friedman
Pages 159-169
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- Ping Zhang, Gregory J. Bagby, Jay K. Kolls, Lee J. Quinton, Steve Nelson
Pages 179-195
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Back Matter
Pages 197-211
About this book
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- tant for resistance against infectious agents. During the last decades, a wide variety of studies have shown that drugs of abuse, including marijuana, cocaine, or opiates, as well as alcohol, alter both neurophysiological as well as pathological responses of individuals.
