Understanding Street Drugs A Handbook of Substance Misuse for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals

Name: Understanding Street Drugs A Handbook of Substance Misuse for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals
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ISBN: 9781843103516

ISBN-10: 1843103516

ISBN-13: 9781843103516

Edition: 2nd 2005

Authors: David Emmett, Graeme Nice

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Book details

List price: $35.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 11/7/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English




Introduction



A Brief History of Drug Use and a Snapshot of the Current Drugs Situation in Britain






Cannabis (Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol)



Stimulants


Amphetamine (amphetamine sulphate)


Methylamphetamine (methylamphetamine hydrochloride)


Cocaine (cocaine hydrochloride)


Crack and freebase cocaine



Hallucinogens


LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)


Ecstasy (methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA)


Ketamine (ketamine hydrochloride)


Hallucinogenic or magic mushrooms



Opiates


Heroin (diamorphine)


Methodone (methodone hydrochloride)



Volatile Substance Abuse: 'Sniffing'


Solvents


Nitrites



Tranquillisers and Sleeping Pills (Anxyiolytics and Hypnotics)



Anabolic Steroids



Over-the-counter and Prescription-only Medicines



'Date-rape' Drugs


Rohypnol (flunitrazepam)


GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate)






Signs and Symptoms of Substance Misuse: Things you need to look out for



Physical Evidence of Possible Drug or Substance Use



Managing Drug-related Incidents



Common Reasons for Drug and Substance Misuse, and Details of Available Treatment



The Language of Drug and Substance Abuse



The Legalisation Debate



Formulation of a Substance Misuse Policy



Useful Organisations


Index


List of figures



Examples of cannabis in herbal and resin form



Cannabis joints



Home-made 'bong'



Carved wooden 'chillum' pipe



Toke can



'Lung' filled with smoke



Amphetamine with open and folded 'wrap'



Lines of cocaine ready for 'snorting'



Crack crystals and freebase cocaine



Crack pipes



LSD 'trips' or 'tabs'



Ecstasy tablets



Dried magic mushrooms



Heroin powder forms



Injecting equipment



Heroin being drawn into a syringe



Methadone mixture



Household solvents



Lighter gas being sprayed into the mouth



Liquid Gold poppers



Anabolic steroids