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Drugs and society / Glen R. Hanson, PhD, DDS, Vice Dean Professor, Pharmacology School of Dentistry University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, Peter J. Venturelli, PhD, Professor Emeritus Department of Sociology and Criminology Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, Annette E. Fleckenstein, PhD, Professor School of Dentistry University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

By: Hanson, Glen (Glen R.) [author.].
Contributor(s): Venturelli, Peter J [author.] | Fleckenstein, Annette E [author.].
Publisher: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2022]Edition: Fourteenth edition.Description: xxii, 724 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781284197853.Subject(s): Substance-Related DisordersDDC classification: 362.29 H19
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, prescription, and herbal drugs Drug use in subcultures of special populations Drug abuse prevention Treating drug dependence
Summary: "Drugs & Society is written on a personal level and addresses not only college students but the general population by incorporating individual drug use and abuse experiences as well as personal and institutional perspectives. Students will find these personal accounts both insightful and interesting. It takes a multidisciplinary approach to the impact of drug use and abuse on the lives of average individuals. The authors have integrated their expertise in the fields of drug abuse, pharmacology, and sociology with their extensive experiences in research, treatment, drug policy making, and drug policy implementation to create an edition that speaks directly to students on the medical, emotional, and social damage drug use can cause"-- Provided by publisher.
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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, prescription, and herbal drugs
Drug use in subcultures of special populations
Drug abuse prevention
Treating drug dependence

"Drugs & Society is written on a personal level and addresses not only college students but the general population by incorporating individual drug use and abuse experiences as well as personal and institutional perspectives. Students will find these personal accounts both insightful and interesting. It takes a multidisciplinary approach to the impact of drug use and abuse on the lives of average individuals. The authors have integrated their expertise in the fields of drug abuse, pharmacology, and sociology with their extensive experiences in research, treatment, drug policy making, and drug policy implementation to create an edition that speaks directly to students on the medical, emotional, and social damage drug use can cause"-- Provided by publisher.

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