A Handbook on Drug and Alcohol Abuse
The Biomedical Aspects
Seiten
2004
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4th Revised edition
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-517279-9 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-517279-9 (ISBN)
A comprehensive text on the pharmacological, medical and legal aspects of drug abuse. This work includes a chapter on medical effects which focuses on infections that develop in IV drug abusers, and the chapter on drug abuse and the law extends to the international regulation of drug use.
This comprehensive text on the pharmacological, medical and legal aspects of drug abuse has been thoroughly updated, and a new chapter on club drugs added. The chapter on medical effects has been completely rewritten to focus on infections that develop in IV drug abusers, and the chapter on drug abuse and the law now extends to the international regulation of drug use. All major drugs of abuse are covered. For each type the authors discuss history and culture, patterns of use, subjective and physiological effects, mechanisms of pharmacological action, and toxic effects. Epidemiological aspects are discussed as well as pharmacological treatment possibilities where applicable.
This comprehensive text on the pharmacological, medical and legal aspects of drug abuse has been thoroughly updated, and a new chapter on club drugs added. The chapter on medical effects has been completely rewritten to focus on infections that develop in IV drug abusers, and the chapter on drug abuse and the law now extends to the international regulation of drug use. All major drugs of abuse are covered. For each type the authors discuss history and culture, patterns of use, subjective and physiological effects, mechanisms of pharmacological action, and toxic effects. Epidemiological aspects are discussed as well as pharmacological treatment possibilities where applicable.
1. Introduction ; 2. Tobacco and Nicotine ; 3. Opioids ; 4. Depressants of the Central Nervous System: Alcohol, Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines ; 5. Depressants of the Central Nervous System: Volatile Solvents and Aerosols ; 6. Club Drugs: Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), Gamma Hydooxybutyrate (GHB), Ketamine, and Agents Taken in Similar Patterns ; 7. Marijuana and Hashish ; 8. Central Nervous System Stimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamines, Related Drugs and Caffeine ; 9. Medical Issues Associated with Drug Abuse ; 10. Drug Abuse and the Law
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.7.2004 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 11 line drawings |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 154 x 237 mm |
| Gewicht | 331 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Suchtkrankheiten | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-517279-5 / 0195172795 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-517279-9 / 9780195172799 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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