Drugs
A Very Short Introduction
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2001
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-285431-5 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-285431-5 (ISBN)
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During the 20th century, the introduction of new medicines for the treatment of infections, heart disease, cancer, and mental illnesses and the oral contraceptive have altered all of our lives. This work gives an account of how drugs work in the body, and reviews both legal (alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine) and illegal recreational drugs.
The book gives a non-technical account of how drugs work in the body. The twentieth century saw a remarkable upsurge of research on drugs, with major advances in the treatment of bacterial and viral infections, heart disease, stomac ulcers, cancer, and metal illnesses. These, along with the introduction of the oral contraceptive, have altered all of our lives. There has also been an increase in the recreational use and abuse of drugs in the Western world. The book reviews both legal (alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine) and illegal drugs and disscusses current idea about why some are addictive, and whether drug laws need reform. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
The book gives a non-technical account of how drugs work in the body. The twentieth century saw a remarkable upsurge of research on drugs, with major advances in the treatment of bacterial and viral infections, heart disease, stomac ulcers, cancer, and metal illnesses. These, along with the introduction of the oral contraceptive, have altered all of our lives. There has also been an increase in the recreational use and abuse of drugs in the Western world. The book reviews both legal (alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine) and illegal drugs and disscusses current idea about why some are addictive, and whether drug laws need reform. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Leslie Iversen is Professor of Pharmacology at Oxford, and was previously Director of the Neuroscience Research Centre of Merck Research Laboratories. His most recent book is The Science of Marijuana, published by OUP.
1. History ; 2. How drugs work ; 3. The medical uses of drugs ; 4. Recreational drugs ; 5. The making of a new medicine ; 6. How twentieth-century medicines have changed our lives, and prospects for the future ; Further reading
| Reihe/Serie | Very Short Introductions |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | photographs and diagrams |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 121 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Laboratoriumsmedizin |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-285431-3 / 0192854313 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-285431-5 / 9780192854315 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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