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the Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs From Alcohol to Ecstasy
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Book, 2014
Current format, Book, 2014, Fourth edition, No Longer Available.Book, 2014
Current format, Book, 2014, Fourth edition, No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsThis is the fourth edition of a very readable handbook on commonly abused drugs (legal and illegal). It comes from a sociomedical perspective and is updated to reflect both new medical knowledge and current laws about drug legality, possession, and use. The book is suitable for a wide range of readers, from young adults and parents seeking accurate information to teachers and students looking for a reader-friendly and college-suitable textbook for core courses in fields from medicine to criminal justice to social work, and special-topics courses in the social sciences. The body of the book is divided into two sections. The first gives a chapter to each major category of drugs--alcohol, caffeine, ecstasy, hallucinogens, herbal drugs, inhalants, marijuana, nicotine, opiates, sedatives, steroids, and stimulants. The second covers brain function, drug basics, addiction, and legal issues. There is an introduction by the editors, and another about drug issues faced by youth written by the college interns who worked on the first edition, as well as a quiz on drug knowledge and an appendix of further reading. A center section of color photographs shows images of commonly-sold forms of each drug. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
A new edition of a best-selling reference incorporates the latest findings on such topics as synthetic cannabinoids, prescription medications, meth, ecigarettes, heroin and more, in an accessible volume that features quick-reference summaries, reports on how drugs enter the body and manipulate the brain and more. Original.
Provides current, factual information about many of the most commonly used and abused drugs, looking at how they affect the brain, their short and long term effects, the highs they produce, and the dangers associated with them.
The fourth edition of the essential, accessible source for understandinghow drugs work and their effects on body and behavior.
BuzzedAddiction Research & TheoryBuzzed
BuzzedAddiction Research & TheoryBuzzed
A new edition of a best-selling reference incorporates the latest findings on such topics as synthetic cannabinoids, prescription medications, meth, ecigarettes, heroin and more, in an accessible volume that features quick-reference summaries, reports on how drugs enter the body and manipulate the brain and more. Original.
Provides current, factual information about many of the most commonly used and abused drugs, looking at how they affect the brain, their short and long term effects, the highs they produce, and the dangers associated with them.
The fourth edition of the essential, accessible source for understandinghow drugs work and their effects on body and behavior.
BuzzedAddiction Research & TheoryBuzzed
BuzzedAddiction Research & TheoryBuzzed
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- New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2014]
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