title: Alcohol and drug abuse.
abstract: Neurological complications are well recognized with alcohol abuse, and an increasing amount of literature is emerging describing neurological disease as a complication of other drugs of addiction (recreational drugs). This review covers recent papers related to alcohol and drug abuse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Freilich
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Byrne
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D003042:Cocaine