Charles J. Ksir,
University of Wyoming--Laramie Carl L. Hart,
Columbia University Oakley S. Ray,
Vanderbilt University--School of Medicine
ISBN: 0072972262 Copyright year: 2006
Table of Contents
I Drug Use in Modern Society
1 Drug Use: An Overview
2 Drug Use as a Social Problem
3 Drug Production and Regulation
II How Drugs Work
4 The Nervous System
5 The Actions of Drugs
III Uppers and Downers
6 Stimulants
7 Depressants
8 Psychotherapeutic Drugs
IV Alcohol
9 Alcohol in the Body
10 Alcohol and Society
V Familiar Drugs
11 Tobacco
12 Caffeine
13 Herbals, Dietary Supplements, and Over-the-Counter Drugs
VI Restricted Drugs
14 Opioids
15 Hallucinogens
16 Marijuana and Hashish
17 Performance-Enhancing Drugs
18 Preventing Drug Misuse and Abuse
19 Treating Drug Dependence
2006