Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society

Name: Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society
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ISBN: 9780205665709

ISBN-10: 0205665705

ISBN-13: 9780205665709

Edition: 6th 2010

Authors: Charles F. Levinthal

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This text examines the impact of drug-taking behavior on our society and our daily lives. The use and abuse of a wide range of licit and illicit drugs are discussed from historical, biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives. Emphasis on the Biopsychosocial Model throughout the book, conceptualizing drug-taking behavior as a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors. The most comprehensive review of psychoactive drugs of any undergraduate textbook on the market. Exceptional coverage of steroid abuse and inhalant abuse. ldquo;Quick Concept Checks,rdquo; self-gradable questions interspersed throughout the chapters, help assess student understanding of…

Book details

List price: $128.20
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/6/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.804
Language: English



Briefcontents


Preface



Drugs in Society/Drugs in Our Lives



Drugs and Behavior Today



Drug-Taking Behavior: The Personal and Social Concerns



How Drugs Work in the Body and on the Mind



Legally Restricted Drugs in Our Society



The Major Stimulants: Cocaine and Amphetamines



Narcotics: Opium, Heroin, and Synthetic Opiates



LSD and Other Hallucinogens



Marijuana



Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Drug Testing in Sports



Legal Drugs in Our Society



Alcohol: Social Beverage/Social Drug



Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism



Nicotine and TobaccoUse



Caffeine



Glues, Solvents, and Other Inhalants



Medicinal Drugs



Prescription Drugs, Over-the-Counter Drugs, and Dietary Supplements



Sedative-Hypnotics and Antianxiety Drugs



Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders



Treatment, Prevention, and Education



Intervention and Treatment: Strategies for Change



Prevention and Education: Schools, Community, and Family