Drug Use and Abuse : A Comprehensive Introduction
- ISBN13:
9780495093398
- ISBN10:
0495093394
- Edition: 6th
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 2007-05-22
- Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary
Current and insightful, the up-to-date Sixth Edition of Howard Abadinsky's DRUG USE AND ABUSE: A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION offers an interdisciplinary, comprehensive survey of all aspects of the drug and alcohol abuse issue, including the impact of drugs on our society; their history and the pharmacological impact of drugs on the body; drug policy implications; the criminal justice system response; the effects, treatment, and prevention of abuse; theories of use; the drug business; and drug law enforcement.
Table of Contents
| Drug History Time Line | |
| An Introduction to Drug Abuse | |
| Drug Use and Legislation: A History | |
| Drugs and the Nervous System | |
| Depressants | |
| Stimulants | |
| Hallucinogens, "Club Drugs," and Marijuana | |
| Sociology of Drug Abuse | |
| Psychology of Drug Abuse | |
| Drug Abuse Treatment | |
| Drug Abuse Prevention | |
| The Business of Drugs | |
| Drug Laws and Law Enforcement | |
| Drug Abuse Policy | |
| Drug Maintenance, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction | |
| Glossary | |
| References | |
| Author Index | |
| Subject Index | |
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