Drugs and society

Thoroughly revised and updated, Drugs and Society, Eleventh Edition, contains the most current information available concerning drug use and abuse. Written in an objective and user-friendly manner, this best-selling text continues to captivate students by taking a multidisciplinary approach to the i...

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Main Authors: Hanson, Glen Glen R. (Author), Venturelli, Peter J. 1949- (Author), Fleckenstein, Annette E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA Jones & Bartlett Learning 2012
Edition:ELEVENTH EDITION
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505 0 # |a Introduction to drugs and society -- Explaining drug use and abuse -- Drug use, regulation, and the law -- Homeostatic systems and drugs -- How and why drugs work -- CNS depressants : sedative-hypnotics -- Alcohol : pharmacological effects -- Alcohol : behavioral effects -- Narcotics (opioids) -- Stimulants -- Tobacco -- Hallucinogens (psychedelics) -- Marijuana -- Inhalants -- Over-the-counter (OTC), prescription, and herbal drugs -- Drug use in subcultures of special populations -- Drug abuse prevention -- Treating drug dependence. 
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