| Call # |
RC564 .G345 2004 |
| Phys. Description |
xxii, 456 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-436) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I: Forbidden fruit: Flesh of the gods, or the Devil's poison? -- The long, strange history of psychoactive drugs -- The war on drugs -- Drug use and abuse -- Drugs at work: employee drug testing -- Chemicals and the brain -- Just say know -- Part II: Illegal drugs fro A to Z: Alphabetical list of drugs illegal in the United States -- Amphetamines -- Barbiturates -- Cathinone -- Cocaine -- DMT, Bufatenine, psilocybin -- Flunitrazepam -- GHB -- Ibogaine -- LSD -- Marijuana -- MDMA -- Methaqualone and glutethimide -- Opiates -- PCP -- Peyote and mescaline -- Part III: Self-help resources. |
| Summary |
"This book is a must-have resource for students, parents, health care workers, law enforcement officers, and anyone else who needs accurate information about drugs."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Substance abuse -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Substance abuse -- Treatment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Drugs of abuse -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| ISBN |
0452285054 |
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9780452285057 |
| Marc |
101213558 DNLM |
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