Drugs, society & human behavior

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Drugs, society & human behavior

Oakley Ray, Charles Ksir

Mosby-Year Book, c1996

7th ed

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Drugs, society, and human behavior

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This text provides an examination of all aspects of drugs and their users, and considers drugs from all perspectives, including behavioural, pharmacological, historical, social, legal and clinical. Providing up-to-date facts, the text aims to assist readers in making well-informed decisions about behaviour and choices. This edition includes a new section on theories of addiction, including information on why certain people are predisposed to addiction problems and risk factors. The text includes DSM-IV information in a separate box, and there are also three-dimensional models of the chemical substances discussed, in order to generate greater student comprehension.

Table of Contents

  • Drug use - an overview
  • drug use as a societal problem
  • addiction, treatment and recovery
  • drug relations
  • the nervous system
  • the action of drugs
  • stimulants
  • depressants and inhalants
  • drugs for mental illness
  • alcohol and the body
  • alcohol and society
  • tobacco
  • caffeine
  • over-the-counter drugs
  • narcotics
  • hallucinogenics
  • marijuana and hashish
  • steroids and other drugs in sport
  • breaking the cycle.

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