Editorial: The Support of Scientific Controversy 1. Epidemiology of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Intravenous Drug Abusers 2. Diagnosis and Management of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Intravenous Drug Users 3. Cocaine Update: From Bench to Bedside 4. Medical and Psychiatric Complications of Cocaine Abuse with Possible Points of Pharmacological Treatment 5. Is the Social Use of Marijuana Dangerous or Addicting? 6. Naltrexone: Its Clinical Utility 7. The Use of Psychotropic Drug in the Treatment of Compulsive Opiate Abusers 8.

Prescribing Psychotropic Agents in Opiate Dependency: The Need for Caution 9. Prescribing Practices for Pain in Drug Dependence: A Lesson in Ignorance 10. American Opiophobia: Customary Under Utilization of Opioid Analgesics 11. Is Inpatient Rehabilitation of the Alcoholic Cost Effective? Con Position 12. The Effectiveness of Biological Markers to Diagnose Alcoholism 13 . Is Social Drinking during pregnancy Harmless? There is Reason to Think Not 14. Is Social Drinking during pregnancy Harmless? 15. Controversies in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Information for Authors.