Drugs and society / Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein

• Introduction to drugs and society -- Explaining drug use and abuse -- Drug use, regulation, and the law -- Homeostatic systems and drugs -- How and why drugs work -- CNS depressants : sedative-hypnotics -- Alcohol : pharmacological effects -- Alcohol : behavioral effects -- Narcotics (opioids) -- Stimulants -- Tobacco -- Hallucinogens (psychedelics) -- Marijuana -- Inhalants -- Over-the-counter (OTC), prescription, and herbal drugs -- Drug use in subcultures of special populations -- Drug abuse prevention -- Treating drug dependence.

Ämnesord

Drugs.  (LCSH)

Drugs  -- Toxicology. (LCSH)

Drug abuse.  (LCSH)

Substance-Related Disorders.  (MeSH)

Klassifikation

RM301 (LCC)

WM 270 (NLM)

362.29 (DDC)

Ohi (kssb/8 (machine generated))