Drugs, behavior, and modern society / Charles F. Levinthal.
Publication details: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1996.Description: xvi, 431 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780205145805
- 0205145809
- 362.290973 20 LEV
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Contents;
1. Drugs and behavior today
2. Drug-taking behavior: The personal and social dangers
3. How drugs work in the body and on the mind
4. The major stimulants: Cocaine and amphetamines
5. Sedative-hypnotics and antianxiety drugs
6. Glues, solvents and other inhalants
7. The major narcotics: Opium, morphine, and heroin
8. LSD and other hallucinogens
9. Marijuana
10. Alcohol: Social, beverage, social drug
11. Chronic alcohol abuse and alcoholism
12. Nicotine and tobacco
13. Caffeine
14. Anabolic steroids and drug abuse in sports
15. Prescription and over-the-counter
16. Psychiatric drugs: Treating schizophrenia and mood disorders
17. Prevention strategies: Schools, community and family
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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