| Description |
367 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Just say know: a college student's perspective / Leigh Heather Wilson and Jeremy Foster -- Test your drug knowledge -- Pt I. -- Alcohol -- Caffeine -- Ecstasy -- Hallucinogens -- Herbal drugs -- Inhalants -- Marijuana -- Nicotine -- Opiates -- Sedatives -- Steroids -- Stimulants -- Pt. II. -- Brain basics -- Drug basics -- Addiction -- Legal issues -- Further reading -- Glossary of drug-related street terms / slang words |
| Summary |
"The gap between scientific information and public information about drugs is growing hour by hour," declare the authors of this thorough, popular guide to pharmaceutical and recreational chemicals. The public's misinformation, they say, is only compounded by the fact that most descriptions of drugs' benefits and risks are oversimplified, inaccurate and politicized. Marijuana, for example, is portrayed by some organizations as a wonder drug, and by others as a dangerous contagion. The authors' guide aims to avoid such pitfalls. Divided into a dozen sections -- Alcohol, Caffeine, Ecstasy, Hallucinogens, Herbal Drugs, Inhalants, Marijuana, Nicotine, Opiates, Sedatives, Steroids, and Stimulants -- the book adopts a straight, neutral tone that reflects its commitment to providing unbiased, scientific fact." - product description |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2003 |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Drugs of abuse.
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Drugs of abuse -- Popular works.
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Nervous System -- drug effects.
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Street Drugs.
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Substance-Related Disorders.
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| Genre/Form |
Furman Center collection.
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Popular Work.
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Popular works.
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Furman Center collection
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| Author |
Swartzwelder, Scott.
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Wilson, Wilkie.
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Wilson, Leigh Heather.
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Foster, Jeremy.
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| LC no. |
2008000314 |
| ISBN |
0393329852 paperback |
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9780393329858 paperback |
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