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For undergraduate-level courses in Chemistry, Biology, Sociology, Criminal Justice and Health and Drug Education. Drugs and the Human Body, 7th Edition, addresses the effects of high-use, high-abuse drugs in America in a timely and straightforward fashion. It reflects the most recent research on the most highly addictive drugs, including street, over-the-counter, and prescriptive drugs. It is designed to be easily accesible to the non-science major, yet comprehensive enough for use by the practicing professional.

The Magic Bullets
Where Drugs Come From
Federal Laws: The FDA and Drug Testing-Penalties for Illicit Use
What Happens to Drugs After We Take Them
Drugs at the Synapse
Narcotic Analgesics: Opiates and Opioids
Cocaine, Amphetamines, Caffeine, Nicotine, and Other Stimulants
The Barbiturates: Battered But Still Here
Alcohol and 100 Million Americans
The Major and Minor Tranquilizers
Marijuana
Hallucinogens, Street Drugs, Designer Drugs, Club Drugs, Predatory Drugs, and Some Observations
The Pill: An Update
Non-Steroidal, Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs): Aspirin, Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, Naproxen Sodium, Ketoprofen, Fenoprofen, and Celebrex and Vioxx
Additional OTC Drugs and Chemicals
Personal Drug Testing
Drugs in Sports
Structure-Activity Relationships (SARs)
Answers and Discussion: Understanding Alcoholism
DAWN Data Summary
The Scientific Method
Glossary
Index
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Attention, Students!You have in your hands a book loaded with facts about drugs in our culture. To obtain the most from it, I urge you to make use of the following aides: More than 180 carefully selected Web sites (URLs) are included for your browsing. They are found in the text and at the ends of chapters. It is very important you type in the Web addressexactlyas shown. Here are 5 super introductory sites you can browse right away: http://www.alb2c3.com/drugs/ http: //www.health.org(National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information) http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/(Drug Enforcement Administration) http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/drug_info.html http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/ Of course, you may use your computer's search engines (such as Google, Mamma, or Lycos) to locate hundreds of additional Internet sites (I have given you many suggestions at the ends of certain chapters). You will soon learn that many of the sites you find are not valuable, and you must be selective. Drugs in Sportsis both the newest chapter (Chapter 17) and among the most pertinent to rampant drug use in America. This topic is now of major importance in America and throughout the world. Women's Healthand the importance of drugs therein is given greatly expanded coverage in this Seventh Edition. See the index for many facts, especially on unique drug responses and to obtain information from government sources. For the chemistry-minded,Structure-Activity Relationshipsare presented in Appendix I. Learn about the chemical parts of molecules that engender pharmacological response. If you need help with words, aGlossaryof over 200 terms will prove invaluable. Try it out (Appendix V). Appendix II presents a 42-questionself-test on understanding alcoholism,with answers and comments by experts in the field. DAWN datasummaries show us which drugs are causing problems, where in America they are prevalent, and to whom they represent a threat. See Appendix III and throughout the text. Several dozen truecase historiesgive us real-life examples of drug abuse. Topics range from an LSD trip to potheads to a failed diet plan. Keywordlistings andlearning objectivesat the beginning of each chapter provide focus, and in-chapter and end-of-chapterstudy questionswill move you to reexamine the chapters and learn the material. Some of the study questions will ask you to take a stand on a drug or its effect on society. I urge you to equip yourself with the knowledge, state your position, and back it up with facts. Check out the inside front and rear book covers for more drug data. To the Professor:This new Seventh Edition edition features many enhancements and additions. New is Section 2.7,The Future of Drug Discoveryor "Drug Discovery 21st-Century Style." Drug discovery has been caught up in the great wave of technological change involving the human genome, the human proteome, the accompanying tools for research, and the support from computer-based Bioinformatics. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)is now included with estrogens in Section 2.5. HRT is a topic rife with research--so much so, in fact, that conclusions can be difficult to draw. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)has become an important part of the nation's health system, and is now included in Section 1.3, with definitions and references for additional information. Internet sales of drugs and devicesis very big business, but the FDA and others have serious reservations about this practice, including counterfeit drugs (new in Section 3.9). Drugs and pregnancy(Section 4.4) is new, as are the URL references. Women's Health(Section 4.9) is given much greater emphasis in

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Drugs and the Human Body with Implicatons for Society

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