Illegal Drugs: A Complete Guide to Their History, Chemistry, Use, and Abuse

Author: Gahlinger, Paul

Brand: PLUME

Color: Purple

Edition: Updated

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 480

Release Date: 30-12-2003

Part Number: Illustrated

Details: Product Description
Does Ecstasy cause brain damage? Why is crack more addictive than cocaine? What questions regarding drugs are legal to ask in a job interview? When does marijuana possession carry a greater prison sentence than murder?
Illegal Drugs is the first comprehensive reference to offer timely, pertinent information on every drug currently prohibited by law in the United States.  It includes their histories, chemical properties and effects, medical uses and recreational abuses, and associated health problems, as well as addiction and treatment information.
Additional survey chapters discuss general and historical information on illegal drug use, the effect of drugs on the brain, the war on drugs, drugs in the workplace, the economy and culture of illegal drugs, and information on thirty-three psychoactive drugs that are legal in the United States, from caffeine, alcohol and tobacco to betel nuts and kava kava.
About the Author
 Dr. Paul Gahlinger has been involved in drug research since 1984 and is a professor of medicine at the University of Utah.  He is a certified substance abuse medical review officer, an FAA aviation medical examiner, and a consultant for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center, and a passionate spokesperson on drug issues.

EAN: 9780452285057

Package Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English