000 02598cam a2200385 a 4500
001 ocm37832027
003 OCoLC
005 20240617144949.0
008 961018s1997 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 96079127
020 _a0964156849
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040 _aDLC
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_dNLM
_dOCLCO
049 _aMAIN
082 _a615.7827 WI Zim
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100 _aLynn Etta Zimmer.
245 _aMarijuana myths, marijuana facts :
_ba review of the scientific evidence /
_cLynn Zimmer and John P. Morgan.
_hP
260 _aNew York :
_bLindesmith Center,
_c 1997.
300 _axv, 241 pages ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 165-233) and index.
505 _g1.
_tMarijuana and Science
_g7 --
_g2.
_tMarijuana as a Medicine
_g17 --
_g3.
_tMarijuana and Addiction
_g27 --
_g4.
_tMarijuana, Hard Drugs and the Gateway Theory
_g33 --
_g5.
_tMarijuana Law and Punishment
_g39 --
_g6.
_tDutch Marijuana Policy
_g49 --
_g7.
_tMarijuana and the Brain
_g57 --
_g8.
_tMarijuana, Motivation and Performance
_g63 --
_g9.
_tMarijuana, Memory and Cognition
_g71 --
_g10.
_tMarijuana, Psychology and Insanity
_g81 --
_g11.
_tMarijuana, Deviance and Crime
_g89 --
_g12.
_tMarijuana, Sex Hormones and Reproduction
_g93 --
_g13.
_tMarijuana Use During Pregnancy
_g99 --
_g14.
_tMarijuana and the Immune System
_g107 --
_g15.
_tMarijuana Smoking and the Lungs
_g113 --
_g16.
_tMarijuana's Persistence in the Body
_g119 --
_g17.
_tMarijuana and Highway Safety
_g125 --
_g18.
_tMarijuana-Related Hospital Emergencies
_g131 --
_g19.
_tThe Potency of Marijuana
_g135 --
_g20.
_tPreventing Marijuana Use
_g143 --
_tConclusion: Science, Politics and Policy
_g151.
520 _aReviews the scientific research about the effects of marijuana on human health and behavior, debunking some of the myths that have been circulated about the drug, and offering a basis for making informed personal and public policy decisions regarding marijuana use.
650 _aMarijuana
_xPhysiological effect.
_2LCSH
650 _aMarijuana
_xToxicology.
_2LCSH
650 _aMarijuana
_xSocial aspects.
_2LCSH
650 _aCannabis
_xPhysiology.
_2LCSH
650 _aCannabis
_xAdverse effects.
_2LCSH
700 _aMorgan, John P.
_q(John Paul),
_d1940-2008.
776 _iOnline version:
_aZimmer, Lynn Etta.
_tMarijuana myths, marijuana facts.
_dNew York : Lindesmith Center, 1997
_w(OCoLC)605418611
942 _cBK
_h615.7827
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_iWI Zim
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