Understanding Marijuana : A New Look at the Scientific Evidence

Mitch Earleywine (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

326 Seiten

2002
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-513893-1 (ISBN)

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This text examines the biological, psychological, and societal impact of marijuana. What are the effects, for mind and body, of long-term use? Are users more likely to abuse cocaine and heroine? What is the effect of the increasing potency of marijuana?

To some, marijuana is an insidious 'stepping-stone' drug, enticing the inexperienced and paving the way to the inevitable abuse of harder drugs. To others, medical marijuana is an organic means of easing the discomfort or stimulating the appetite of the gravely ill. Others still view marijuana, like alcohol, as a largely harmless indulgence, dangerous only when used immoderately. All sides of the debate have appropriated the scientific evidence on marijuana to satisfy their claims. What then are we to make of these conflicting portrayals of a drug with historical origins dating back to 8,000 B.C.? Understanding Marijuana examines the biological, psychological, and societal impact of this controversial substance. What are the effects, for mind and body, of long-term use? Are smokers of marijuana more likely than non-users to abuse cocaine and heroine? What effect has the increasing potency of marijuana in recent years had on users and on use? Does our current legal policy toward marijuana make sense? Earleywine separates science from opinion to show how marijuana defies easy dichotomies.
Tracing the medical and political debates surrounding marijuana in a balanced, objective fashion, this book will be the definitive primer on our most controversial and widely used illicit substance.

Mitch Earleywine, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Clinical Science and Director of Clinical Training in Psychology at the University of Southern California. He has received nine teaching awards for his courses on drugs and human behavior and is a leading researcher in psychology and addictions. He is Associate Editor of The Behavior Therapist.

1. Highlights in the History of Cannabis; 2. Cannabis Use and Misuse; 3. Stepping-Stones, Gateways, and the Prevention of Drug Problems; 4. Marijuana's Impact on Thought and Memory; 5. Subjective Effects; 6. Cannabis Pharmacology; 7. Marijuana's Health Effects; 8. Medical Marijuana; 9. Social Problems; 10. Law and Policy; 11. Treatment for Marijuana Problems; 12. Final Thoughts

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2002
Zusatzinfo	5 figures and 2 tables
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-19-513893-7 / 0195138937
ISBN-13	978-0-19-513893-1 / 9780195138931
Zustand	Neuware