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Drug use and abuse : a comprehensive introduction / Howard Abadinsky.

By: Abadinsky, Howard, 1941-.
Publisher: Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth, c2008Edition: 6th ed.Description: xxiii, 482 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780495093398; 0495093394.Subject(s): Drug abuse -- United States | Drug abuse -- United States -- PreventionDDC classification: 363.290973
Contents:
Ch. 1. An introduction to drug abuse. - Ch. 2. - Drug use and legislation : a history. - Ch. 3. Drugs and the nervous system. - Ch. 4. Depressants. - Ch. 5. Stimulants. - Ch. 6. Hallucinogens, club drugs, marijuana, and inhalants. - Ch. 7. The sociology of drug abuse. - Ch. 8. The psychology of drug abuse. - Ch. 9. Drug abuse treatment. - Ch. 10. Drug abuse prevention. - Ch. 11. The business of drugs and the drug-terrorism connection. - Ch. 12. Drug laws and law enforcement. - Ch.13. Drug abuse policy. - Ch. 14. Drug decriminalization and harm reduction. - Glossary. - References. - Name Index. - Subject Index.
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Rev. ed. of: Drugs / Howard Abadinsky. c2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 430-468) and index.

Ch. 1. An introduction to drug abuse. - Ch. 2. - Drug use and legislation : a history. - Ch. 3. Drugs and the nervous system. - Ch. 4. Depressants. - Ch. 5. Stimulants. - Ch. 6. Hallucinogens, club drugs, marijuana, and inhalants. - Ch. 7. The sociology of drug abuse. - Ch. 8. The psychology of drug abuse. - Ch. 9. Drug abuse treatment. - Ch. 10. Drug abuse prevention. - Ch. 11. The business of drugs and the drug-terrorism connection. - Ch. 12. Drug laws and law enforcement. - Ch.13. Drug abuse policy. - Ch. 14. Drug decriminalization and harm reduction. - Glossary. - References. - Name Index. - Subject Index.