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Drugs and Society / Glen R. Hanson, PhD, DDS, Peter J. Venturelli, PhD, Annette E. Fleckenstein, PhD.

By: Contributor(s): Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2018Edition: Thirteenth editionDescription: xxii, 694 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781284110876 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1284110877
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.29 23
LOC classification:
  • RM301 .W58 2018
NLM classification:
  • WM 270
Contents:
Introduction to drugs and society -- Explaining drug use and abuse -- Drug use, regulation, and the law -- Homeostatic systems and drugs -- How and why drugs work -- CNS depressants : sedative-hypnotics -- Alcohol : pharmacological effects -- Alcohol : behavioral effects -- Narcotics (opioids) -- Stimulants -- Tobacco -- Hallucinogens (psychedelics) -- Marijuana -- Inhalants -- Over-the-counter, prescription, and herbal drugs -- Drug use in subcultures of special populations -- Drug abuse prevention -- Treating drug dependence.
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Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Reading Room Books and Pamphlets Reading Room Books and Pamphlets Main Campus Reserve Book Collection Reserve Book Collection RBC 615.1 HAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 082890
Reading Room Books and Pamphlets Reading Room Books and Pamphlets Old Harbour Campus Reserve Book Collection Reserve Book Collection RBC 615.1 HAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 082891
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RBC 613.28 LYN The book of yields : RBC 613.28 NET The complete book of food counts / RBC 613.28 NET The complete book of food counts / RBC 615.1 HAN Drugs and Society / RBC 615.3203 PAM Encyclopedia of medicinal plants / RBC 615.3203 PAM Encyclopedia of medicinal plants / RBC 615.854 HOG Nutrition and client therapy :

Includes appendices, glossary and index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction to drugs and society -- Explaining drug use and abuse -- Drug use, regulation, and the law -- Homeostatic systems and drugs -- How and why drugs work -- CNS depressants : sedative-hypnotics -- Alcohol : pharmacological effects -- Alcohol : behavioral effects -- Narcotics (opioids) -- Stimulants -- Tobacco -- Hallucinogens (psychedelics) -- Marijuana -- Inhalants -- Over-the-counter, prescription, and herbal drugs -- Drug use in subcultures of special populations -- Drug abuse prevention -- Treating drug dependence.

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