A Handbook on Drug and Alcohol Abuse - The Biomedical Aspects (Hardcover, 4th Revised edition)

This comprehensive text on the pharmacological, medical, and legal aspects of drug abuse has been thoroughly updated for the Fourth Edition, and a new chapter on club drugs added. The chapter on medical effects was completely rewritten to focus on infections that develop in i.v. drug abusers, and information on the international regulation of drug use was added to the chapter on drug abuse and the law. The book is written at a level appropriate for upper level undergraduate students, graduate or medical students, and drug counselors. All major drugs of abuse are covered: tobacco, opiods, central stimulants (including cocaine, amphetamine, and caffeine), alcohol and other sedatives marijuana, club drugs (MDMA, GHB, and ketamine), hallucinogens, and volatile solvents. For each type the authors discuss history and culture, the characteristic patterns of use, subjective and physiological effects, mechanisms of pharmacological action, and toxic effects. Epidemiological aspects are discussed as well as pharmacological treatment possibilities where applicable.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	May 2004
Authors:	Gail Winger • James H. Woods • Frederick Hofmann (formerly Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology)
Dimensions:	243 x 161 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	4th Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-517278-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General practice Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-517278-7
Barcode:	9780195172782

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