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Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society
ISBN: 9780205665709 | 0205665705
Edition: 6thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Pub. Date: 1/1/2010
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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.In today's world, drugs and their use present a social paradox, combining the potential for good and for bad. As a society and as individuals, we can be the beneficiaries of drugs or their victims. This perspective continues to be the message of Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society, Sixth Edition.Drugs, Behavio... MORE
| 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 | ... MORE |
| 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 | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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