Description
Book SynopsisDrugs, Society and Human Behavior provides the latest information on drug use and its effects on society as well as on individuals. Trusted for more than 45 years by both instructors and students, this authoritative resource examines drugs and drug use from a variety of perspectivesbehavioral, pharmacological, historical, social, legal, and clinical. The 18th Edition includes the very latest information and statistics on drug use trends, treatments, and drug-related mortality
Table of ContentsSECTION ONE DRUG USE IN MODERN SOCIETYCHAPTER 1 DRUG USE: AN OVERVIEW
CHAPTER 2 DRUG USE AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM
CHAPTER 3 A HISTORY OF DRUG POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES
SECTION TWO HOW DRUGS WORKCHAPTER 4 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
CHAPTER 5 THE ACTIONS OF DRUGS
SECTION THREE: UPPERS AND DOWNERSCHAPTER 6 STIMULANTS
CHAPTER 7 DEPRESSANTS AND INHALANTS
CHAPTER 8 MEDICATION FOR MENTAL DISORDERS
SECTION FOUR ALCOHOLCHAPTER 9 ALCOHOL
SECTION FIVE FAMILIAR DRUGS CHAPTER 10 TOBACCO
CHAPTER 11 CAFFEINE
CHAPTER 12 DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS
SECTION SIX RESTRICTED DRUGSCHAPTER 13 OPIOIDS
CHAPTER 14 PSYCHEDELICS
CHAPTER 15 CANNABIS
CHAPTER 16 PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING DRUGS
SECTION SEVEN PREVENTION AND HARM REDUCTIONCHAPTER 17 PREVENTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE
CHAPTER 18 TREATING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND DRUG POLICY ALTERNATIVES
APPENDIX A DRUG NAMES
APPENDIX B RESOURCES FOR INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE
GLOSSARY
INDEX
