Straight Facts About Drugs Drug Abuse

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Drug abuse
ISBN : 0662292081

Get Book

Straight Facts about Drugs & Drug Abuse by Anonim Pdf

This booklet provides information on commonly used psychoactive or mood-altering drugs, both legal & illegal. The first part looks at drug issues from a general point of view, and is divided into six sections covering the following: what a drug is; why people use drugs; when drug use becomes a problem; harmful consequences of drug use; Canada's Drug Strategy; and Canadian drug laws. The second part consists of nine charts designed as a ready reference for detailed information on drugs, including a description of each drug, its origin & medical uses, its short- & long- term effects, its tolerance & dependence properties, and legal status. Each chart covers a major drug group or family: hallucinogens, opioid analgesics, alcohol & inhalants, benzodiazepines, barbiturates/other sleeping pills/other psychotropic drugs, stimulants, cannabis, antidepressants, and anabolic steroids. The appendix contains more information on specific topics associated with drug use. Includes index.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Drug abuse
ISBN : 0662231457

Get Book

Straight Facts about Drugs and Drug Abuse by Anonim Pdf

Author : Canada. Health and Welfare Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Drug abuse
ISBN : 0662175581

Get Book

Straight Facts about Drugs & Drug Abuse by Canada. Health and Welfare Canada Pdf

Author : Cynthia Kuhn,Scott Swartzwelder,Wilkie Wilson,Leigh Heather Wilson,Jeremy Foster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Drugs of abuse
ISBN : 0393045889

Get Book

Buzzed by Cynthia Kuhn,Scott Swartzwelder,Wilkie Wilson,Leigh Heather Wilson,Jeremy Foster Pdf

Based on the most current psychological and pharmacological research, provides a reliable, unbiased look at the use and abuse of legal and illegal drugs -- from alcohol, caffeine, and anti-anxiety pills to heroin, ecstasy, and special-K.

Author : Cynthia Kuhn,Scott Swartzwelder,Wilkie Wilson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-11
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780393349641

Get Book

Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy (Fully Revised and Updated Fourth Edition) by Cynthia Kuhn,Scott Swartzwelder,Wilkie Wilson Pdf

The fourth edition of the essential, accessible source for understanding how drugs work and their effects on body and behavior. A bestseller in its three previous editions, Buzzed is now revised and updated with the most recent discoveries about drugs. It includes new information about biological and behavioral changes in addiction, the prescription-drug abuse epidemic, distinctive drug effects on the adolescent brain, and trends from synthetic cannabinoids to e-cigarettes. “Lively, highly informative, unbiased, [and] thorough” (Addiction Research & Theory), this no-nonsense handbook surveys the most used and abused drugs from caffeine to heroin to methamphetamine. In both quick-reference summaries and in-depth analysis, it reports on how these drugs enter the body, how they manipulate the brain, their short-term and long-term effects, the different “highs” they produce, and the circumstances in which they can be deadly. Neither a “just say no” treatise nor a “how-to” manual, Buzzed is based on the conviction that people make better decisions with accurate information in hand.

Author : Canada. Health and Welfare Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Drug abuse
ISBN : 0662131487

Get Book

Straight Facts about Drugs and Drug Abuse by Canada. Health and Welfare Canada Pdf

Author : E Siobhan Mitchell,Tom Santella,George Kehner,M Foster Olive,Debra Henn,Brock Schroeder,Randi Mehling,Carmen Ferreiro,Ingrid Lobo,Deborah DeEugenio,Dr Heather Lehr Wagner
Publisher : Chelsea House
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0791083977

Get Book

Drugs by E Siobhan Mitchell,Tom Santella,George Kehner,M Foster Olive,Debra Henn,Brock Schroeder,Randi Mehling,Carmen Ferreiro,Ingrid Lobo,Deborah DeEugenio,Dr Heather Lehr Wagner Pdf

Author : United States. Drug Enforcement Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Communication in drug abuse prevention
ISBN : PURD:32754067999783

Get Book

Get it Straight by United States. Drug Enforcement Administration Pdf

Author : Chelsea House Publishers
Publisher : Chelsea House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03
Category : Alcohol
ISBN : 0791072584

Get Book

The Straight Facts by Chelsea House Publishers Pdf

Provides information on a variety of drugs and the consequences of drug abuse.

Author : Cynthia Kuhn,Scott Swartzwelder,Wilkie Wilson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780393356472

Get Book

Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, Fifth Edition by Cynthia Kuhn,Scott Swartzwelder,Wilkie Wilson Pdf

The essential source for understanding how drugs affect the body and behavior. Fully updated, this matter-of-fact handbook includes the most recent discoveries about drug use, including new information on electronic smoking devices, abuse of prescription stimulants, and the opioid crisis. “Lively, highly informative, unbiased, [and] thorough” (Addiction Research & Theory), Buzzed surveys drugs from caffeine to heroin to reveal how these drugs affect the body, the different “highs” they produce, and the circumstances in which they can be deadly. Neither a “Just Say No” treatise nor a “How to” manual, Buzzed is based on the conviction that people make better decisions with accurate information at hand.

Author : Randi Mehling,D. J. Triggle
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Methamphetamine
ISBN : 9781438102108

Get Book

Methamphetamine by Randi Mehling,D. J. Triggle Pdf

Presents the history and physical properties of methamphetamine, physiological effects of the drug, use among teens, information about addiction and recovery, and the legal ramifications of involvement with the drug.

Author : Cynthia Kuhn,Scott Swartzwelder,Wilkie Wilson,Leigh Heather Wilson,Jeremy Foster
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Drugs of abuse
ISBN : 0393329852

Get Book

Buzzed by Cynthia Kuhn,Scott Swartzwelder,Wilkie Wilson,Leigh Heather Wilson,Jeremy Foster Pdf

The third edition of the essential, accessible source for understanding how drugs work and their effects on body and behavior.

Author : Mark A.R. Kleiman,Jonathan P. Caulkins,Angela Hawken
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199831388

Get Book

Drugs and Drug Policy by Mark A.R. Kleiman,Jonathan P. Caulkins,Angela Hawken Pdf

While there have always been norms and customs around the use of drugs, explicit public policies--regulations, taxes, and prohibitions--designed to control drug abuse are a more recent phenomenon. Those policies sometimes have terrible side-effects: most prominently the development of criminal enterprises dealing in forbidden (or untaxed) drugs and the use of the profits of drug-dealing to finance insurgency and terrorism. Neither a drug-free world nor a world of free drugs seems to be on offer, leaving citizens and officials to face the age-old problem: What are we going to do about drugs? In Drugs and Drug Policy, three noted authorities survey the subject with exceptional clarity, in this addition to the acclaimed series, What Everyone Needs to Know®. They begin, by defining "drugs," examining how they work in the brain, discussing the nature of addiction, and exploring the damage they do to users. The book moves on to policy, answering questions about legalization, the role of criminal prohibitions, and the relative legal tolerance for alcohol and tobacco. The authors then dissect the illicit trade, from street dealers to the flow of money to the effect of catching kingpins, and show the precise nature of the relationship between drugs and crime. They examine treatment, both its effectiveness and the role of public policy, and discuss the beneficial effects of some abusable substances. Finally they move outward to look at the role of drugs in our foreign policy, their relationship to terrorism, and the ugly politics that surround the issue. Crisp, clear, and comprehensive, this is a handy and up-to-date overview of one of the most pressing topics in today's world. What Everyone Needs to Know® is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.

Author : Paul Gahlinger
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003-12-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781440650246

Get Book

Illegal Drugs by Paul Gahlinger Pdf

Does Ecstasy cause brain damage? Why is crack more addictive than cocaine? What questions regarding drugs are legal to ask in a job interview? When does marijuana possession carry a greater prison sentence than murder? Illegal Drugs is the first comprehensive reference to offer timely, pertinent information on every drug currently prohibited by law in the United States. It includes their histories, chemical properties and effects, medical uses and recreational abuses, and associated health problems, as well as addiction and treatment information. Additional survey chapters discuss general and historical information on illegal drug use, the effect of drugs on the brain, the war on drugs, drugs in the workplace, the economy and culture of illegal drugs, and information on thirty-three psychoactive drugs that are legal in the United States, from caffeine, alcohol and tobacco to betel nuts and kava kava.

Author : Dr. Carl L. Hart
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781101981658

Get Book

Drug Use for Grown-Ups by Dr. Carl L. Hart Pdf

“Hart’s argument that we need to drastically revise our current view of illegal drugs is both powerful and timely . . . when it comes to the legacy of this country’s war on drugs, we should all share his outrage.” —The New York Times Book Review From one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, a powerful argument that the greatest damage from drugs flows from their being illegal, and a hopeful reckoning with the possibility of their use as part of a responsible and happy life Dr. Carl L. Hart, Ziff Professor at Columbia University and former chair of the Department of Psychology, is one of the world's preeminent experts on the effects of so-called recreational drugs on the human mind and body. Dr. Hart is open about the fact that he uses drugs himself, in a happy balance with the rest of his full and productive life as a researcher and professor, husband, father, and friend. In Drug Use for Grown-Ups, he draws on decades of research and his own personal experience to argue definitively that the criminalization and demonization of drug use--not drugs themselves--have been a tremendous scourge on America, not least in reinforcing this country's enduring structural racism. Dr. Hart did not always have this view. He came of age in one of Miami's most troubled neighborhoods at a time when many ills were being laid at the door of crack cocaine. His initial work as a researcher was aimed at proving that drug use caused bad outcomes. But one problem kept cropping up: the evidence from his research did not support his hypothesis. From inside the massively well-funded research arm of the American war on drugs, he saw how the facts did not support the ideology. The truth was dismissed and distorted in order to keep fear and outrage stoked, the funds rolling in, and Black and brown bodies behind bars. Drug Use for Grown-Ups will be controversial, to be sure: the propaganda war, Dr. Hart argues, has been tremendously effective. Imagine if the only subject of any discussion about driving automobiles was fatal car crashes. Drug Use for Grown-Ups offers a radically different vision: when used responsibly, drugs can enrich and enhance our lives. We have a long way to go, but the vital conversation this book will generate is an extraordinarily important step.