Drugs and society / Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2015]Edition: Twelfth editionDescription: xxi, 663 pages ; illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781449689865 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1449689868 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781284036374
  • 1284036375
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.29 23
LOC classification:
  • RM301 .W58 2015
NLM classification:
  • 2014 E-190
  • WM 270
Contents:
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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