Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior - Brossura

Ksir, Charles; Hart, Carl; Ray, Oakley

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0073529613 ISBN 13: 9780073529615

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2006

Riassunto

Designed for the introduction to drugs and substance abuse course as taught in departments of health education, psychology, biology, sociology, and criminal justice, this full-color market-leading text provides the latest information on drugs and their effects on society and human behavior. For over thirty years, instructors and students have relied on it to examine drugs and behavior from the behavioral, pharmacological, historical, social, legal, and clinical perspectives.

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Contenuti:

Part I: Drug Use in Modern Society

1: Drug Use: An Overview

2: Drug Use as a Social Problem

3: Drug Production and Regulation

Part II: How Drugs Work

4: The Nervous System

5: The Actions of Drugs

Part III: Uppers and Downers

6: Stimulants

7: Depressants

8: Psychotherapeutic Drugs

Part IV: Alcohol

9: Alcohol

Part V: Familiar Drugs

10: Tobacco

11: Caffeine

12: Herbals, Dietary Supplements, and Over-the-Counter Drugs

Part VI: Restricted Drugs

13: Opioids

14: Hallucinogens

15: Marijuana and Hashish

16: Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Part VII: Intervention Strategies

17: Preventing Drug Misuse and Abuse

18: Treating Substance Dependence

Product Description:

Book by KsirCharles HartCarl RayOakley

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• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0073529613
• ISBN 13: 9780073529615
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 121