Illegal Drugs A Complete Guide to Their History, Chemistry, Use, and Abuse

Name: Illegal Drugs A Complete Guide to Their History, Chemistry, Use, and Abuse
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ISBN: 9780452285057

ISBN-10: 0452285054

ISBN-13: 9780452285057

Edition: 2004

Authors: Paul Gahlinger, Paul Gahlinger

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Does Ecstasy cause brain damage? Why is crack more addictive than cocaine? What questions regarding drugs are legal to ask in a job interview? When does marijuana possession carry a greater prison sentence than murder? Illegal Drugsis the first comprehensive reference to offer timely, pertinent information on every drug currently prohibited by law in the United States. It includes their histories, chemical properties and effects, medical uses and recreational abuses, and associated health problems, as well as addiction and treatment information. Additional survey chapters discuss general and historical information on illegal drug use, the effect of drugs on the brain, the war on drugs,…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/30/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 7.48" wide x 9.22" long x 1.03" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface



Forbidden fruit



Flesh of the gods or the devil's poison?



The long, strange history of psychoactive drugs



The war on drugs



Drug use and abuse



Drugs at work : employee drug testing



Chemicals and the brain



Just say know



Illegal drugs from A to Z


Alphabetical list of drugs illegal in the United States



Amphetamines



Barbiturates



Cathinone



Cocaine



DMT, bufotenine, and psilocybin



Flunitrazepam



GHB



Ibogaine



LSD



Marijuana



MDMA



Methaqualone and glutethimide



Opiates



PCP



Peyote and mescaline



Self-help resources


Notes


Photographic acknowledgments


Index