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9780787662646

Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

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  • ISBN13:

    9780787662646

  • ISBN10:

    078766264X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-12-01
  • Publisher: THE GALE GROUP

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Provides detailed information about the composition, history, effects, uses and abuses of common drugs, including illegal drugs and addictive substances, as well as commonly abused classes of prescription drugs.

Table of Contents

Advisory Board vii
Contributors ix
Preface xi
Chronology xiii
ENTRIES
Alcohol
1(11)
Amphetamines
12(7)
Amyl nitrite
19(9)
Antidepressants
28(7)
Barbiturates
35(10)
Benzodiazepine
45(8)
Benzylpiperazine/Trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine
53(5)
Caffeine
58(16)
Catha edulis
66(8)
Cocaine
74(11)
Codeine
85(10)
Creatine
95(9)
Designer drugs
104(10)
Dextroamphetamine
114(8)
Dextromethorphan
122(7)
Diet pills
129(12)
Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)
141(6)
Diuretics
147(9)
Ecstasy (MDMA)
156(9)
Ephedra
165(8)
Fentanyl
173(9)
GBL
182(8)
GHB
190(11)
Herbal drugs
201(10)
Heroin
211(10)
Hydromorphone
221(10)
Inhalants
231(12)
Ketamine
243(9)
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
252(12)
Marijuana
264(10)
Melatonin
274(9)
Meperidine
283(8)
Mescaline
291(9)
Methadone
300(8)
Methampetamine
308(9)
Methaqualone
317(8)
Methylphenidate
325(6)
Morphine
331(7)
Nicotine
338(16)
Nitrous oxide
354(9)
Opium
363(11)
Oxycodone
374(10)
PCP (phencyclidine)
384(9)
PMA and PMMA
393(7)
Psilocybin
400(10)
Rohypnol
410(18)
Salvia divinorum
419(9)
Steroids
428(10)
Tranquilizers
438(12)
2C-B (Nexus)
450(9)
Glossary 459(9)
Controlled Substances Act Appendix 468(3)
Variant Name Index 471(12)
General Index 483

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