Current and insightful, the Sixth Edition of DRUG USE AND ABUSE: A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION by Howard Abadinsky
gives you a thorough understanding of drug abuse�oexploring the impact of drugs on our society; history; pharmacological
impact of drugs on the body; policy implications of drugs; the criminal justice system response; the effects, treatment
and prevention of abuse; theories of use; drug business; and drug law enforcement.
Table of Contents
An introduction to drug abuse
p. 1
Drug use and legislation : a history
p. 29
Drugs and the nervous system
p. 73
Depressants
p. 92
Stimulants
p. 126
Hallucinogens, club drugs, marijuana, and inhalants
p. 157
The sociology of drug abuse
p. 183
The psychology of drug abuse
p. 204
Drug abuse treatment
p. 222
Drug abuse prevention
p. 269
The business of drugs and the drug-terrorism connection
p. 288
Drug laws and law enforcement
p. 324
Drug abuse policy
p. 363
Drug decriminalization and harm reduction
p. 393
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