Nicotine (Drugs the Straight Facts)

• Hardcover: 101 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791072649
• ISBN-13: 978-0791072646

Marijuana (Drugs: the Straight Facts)

Marijuana (Drugs: the Straight Facts)
Publisher: Chelsea House Publications | ISBN: 0791072630 | edition 2003 | PDF | 105 pages | 7,5 mb

Marijuana is the flowering part of the Indian hempplant Cannabis sativa, a weed-like species that grows wild and is also cultivated in many tropical and temperate parts of the world. Cannabis means “hemp” in Latin and is derived from the Greek word kannabis. Marijuana probably comes from the Mexican Spanish marijuana/marihuana (Mary’s leaf or plant) or from Maria and Juan (Mary and John). Among its many names, marijuana is commonly known as weed, ganja, mary jane, and pot.For thousands of years, cannabis has enjoyed historical significance as a recreational drug, a useful fiber, an oil, an edible seed, and a medicine. It has been used to aid religious practices, alter mood (psychoactive effect), stimulate creativity, treat disease, relieve anxiety and boredom, enhance sensory experience and pleasure, rebel against authority, and go along with peer influence. That is a lot of work for one plant to do. This probably explains why cannabis has always been an important cultivated crop and is currently a cornerstone of controversial debate in all sectors of U.S. and international society.

Heroin (Drugs: the Straight Facts)

• Hardcover: 104 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791072622
• ISBN-13: 978-0791072622

Hallucinogens (Drugs: the Straight Facts)

• Hardcover: 125 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791072614
• ISBN-13: 978-0791072615

Ecstasy (Drugs: the Straight Facts)

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791076334

Drugs Of Abuse

A concise, easy to read guide for healthcare professionals who encounter drug abuse. Each chapter deals with a different drug or gourp of drugs and has been extensively revised to reflect new research on adverse effects, treatments and patterns of use. There are also additional sections on drug abuse and concurrent illness, interactions between medicines and illicit drugs, and drugs in pregnancy.

CRC Press - Drug Abuse Handbook

CRC Press - Drug Abuse Handbook
CRC Press | 1998 | ISBN: 0849326370 | 1123 pp | PDF | 9 MB

 

This is the handbook that professionals who deal with problems related to drugs and drug abuse have been waiting for. The impressive list of more than 80 contributors, each experts and leaders in their field, testifies to the importance of this outstanding new handbook. The volume contains detailed discussions of drug-related issues in criminalistics, pathology, and toxicology. Impairment testing and the pharmacokinetics of abused drugs are examined in detail -- as is the field of workplace drug testing.

Cocaine (Drugs: the Straight Facts)

Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (March 2003) | Hardcover: 112 pages | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0791072606

Clinical Textbook of Addictive Disorders

"Clinical Textbook of Addictive Disorders"
Publisher:The Guilford Press | Pages:684 | 2005-05-18 | ISBN:159385174X | PDF | 2.02 MB

Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this authoritative clinical reference and text presents state-of-the-science knowledge about all aspects of addictive disorders and their treatment. Leading researchers and practitioners describe best practices in assessment and diagnosis and provide the latest information on working with users of specific substances. Issues in working with particular populations--including culturally diverse patients, women, and older adults--are thoroughly addressed, and widely used psychosocial and pharmacological treatment approaches are reviewed. Featuring expanded coverage of comorbidity and dual diagnosis, the third edition includes entirely new chapters on the neuroscientific basis of addiction, addiction to gambling and to pain medications, and substance abuse in the workplace, as well as a chapter on dialectical behavior therapy.

Alcohol (DRUGS The Straight Facts)

Alcohol (DRUGS The Straight Facts)

Drugs are everywhere--on our streets, in our homes, and in our schools--but straight facts about drugs are not. Drugs: The Straight Facts fills this void with candid discussions that emphasize a historical and scientific approach to learning about drugs, their use, and their effect on the user's health. Learn about alcohol's effects on the brain and body--from consumption to absorption and intoxication.