handbook on drug and alcohol abuse handbook on drug and alcohol abuse a handbook on drug and alcohol abuse: the biomedical aspects by gail winger, frederick g. hofmann, and james h. woods was published in new york by oxford university press in 1992. a 4th edition, updated with a chapter for "club drugs", was published in 2004. a handbook on drug and alcohol abuse: the biomedical aspects authorgail wingerfrederick g. hofmannjames h. woodslanguageenglishpublisheroxford university presspages208isbn9780199727407 reception the book garnered a mixed reception from medical journals. an earlier version was published in 1975 by frederick hofmann and adele hofmann as handbook on drug and alcohol abuse.