Drug use and abuse : a comprehensive introduction / Howard Abadinsky.
By: Abadinsky, Howard.
Australia : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, ©2014Edition: 8th ed., International ed.Description: xv, 399 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781285070407.Subject(s): Drug abuse -- United States | Drug abuse -- United States -- Prevention | Health and FitnessDDC classification: 362.290973/Ab14 Other classification: CAS| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Previous ed.: 2011.
Ch.1. An Introduction to Drug Use and Abuse -- Ch.2. The Biology of Psychoactive Substances -- Ch.3. Depressants -- Ch.4. Stimulants -- Ch.5. Hallucinogens, Marijuana, Inhalants, and Presciption Drugs -- Ch.6. Psychology and Sociology of Drug Use -- Ch.7. Preventing and Treating Drug Use -- Ch.8. History of Drug Use and Drug Legislation -- Ch.9. Drug Trafficking -- Ch.10. Drug Laws and Law Enforcement -- Ch.11. United States Drug Policy -- Ch.12. Decriminalization, Legalization, and Harm Reduction.
elivers an interdisciplinary survey of all aspects of drug and alcohol abuse. In this title, the author explores history of drugs, their impact on society, pharmacological impact of drugs on body, drug policy implications, criminal justice system response, law enforcement, theories of use, and effects, treatment, and prevention of abuse.
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