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020 _a 9781285070407
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_a362.290973/Ab14
084 _aCAS
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_aCAS 362.290973/Ab14
100 _aAbadinsky, Howard.
245 _aDrug use and abuse :
_ba comprehensive introduction /
_cHoward Abadinsky.
250 _a8th ed., International ed
264 _aAustralia :
_bWadsworth/Cengage Learning,
_c©2014.
300 _axv, 399 p. :
_bill. ;
_c26 cm.
500 _aPrevious ed.: 2011.
505 _aCh.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.
520 _aelivers 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.
521 _aCAS
650 _aDrug abuse -- United States.
650 _aDrug abuse -- United States -- Prevention.
650 _aHealth and Fitness.
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_cBK
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040 _cLearning Resource Center