Real Drug Abusers

Name: Real Drug Abusers
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ISBN: 9780742525184

ISBN-10: 074252518X

ISBN-13: 9780742525184

Edition: 2003

Authors: Fred Leavitt

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This eye-opening book richly documents disturbing trends in Western medicine and urges readers toward a broader understanding of drug use and abuse. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/16/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 284
Size: 5.84" wide x 8.94" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Introduction



The Pharmaceutical/Medical Complex



A Significant Portion of Medical Research Cannot Be Trusted



Drug Companies Place Profits over Progress



Medical Personnel Prescribe Incorrectly Too Often



Human Subjects Have Often Been Treated Inhumanely



Drugs in Psychiatry



U.S. Citizens Are Overmedicated with Psychiatric Drugs



There Are Effective Alternatives to Psychiatric Drugs



The Wars on Drugs



Widely Believed Misperceptions about Drug Addictions Do Great Harm



Most Citizens Are Harmed Rather than Helped by the Drug Wars



Many Drugs Are Dangerous



Extensive Marketing of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Caffeine Causes Great Harm



Many Individuals and Organizations Benefit from the Drug Wars



Popular Programs for Combating Drug Abuse are Unsuccessful, While Effective Programs are Underused



Appendix: A Brief Introduction to Pharmacology



How Drugs Work



Classification of Psychoactive Drugs



Variability


Epilogue


Index


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