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TITLE |
Drugs of abuse [electronic resource] / [consultants, Michael J. Kuhar, Howard Liddle]. |
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IMPRINT |
Tarrytown, NY : Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2012. |
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DESCRIPTION |
1 online resource (320 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.). |
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SERIES |
Gale eBook. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Acetaldehyde -- Acetorphine and etorphine -- Acetylcholine -- Adverse reactions -- Agonists and antagonists -- Alcohol -- Amobarbital -- Amphetamines -- Amphetamine sulfate -- Anabolic steroids -- Analogs -- Antidepressant drugs -- Aphrodisiac drugs -- Barbiturates -- Belladonna alkaloids -- Benzodiazepines -- Betel nut -- Blood-brain barrier -- Bufotenine -- Buprenorphine -- Caffeine -- Central nervous system -- Chloral hydrate -- Chlorpromazine -- Chocolate -- Classification of drugs -- Clonodine -- Club drugs -- Cocaethylene -- Cocaine -- Coca leaf -- Codeine -- Cognitive impairment -- Controlled substances -- Crack cocaine -- Cutting drugs -- Designer drugs -- Disulfiram -- DMT -- Dopamine -- Drug control policy -- Drug laws -- Drug receptors -- DXM -- Ecstasy -- Ecstasy analogs -- Endorphins -- Ephedrine -- Epinephrine -- Erythopoietin -- Ethanol -- Fentanyl -- Gamma-aminobutyric ac. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Meperidine -- Meprobamate -- Mescaline -- Metabolism -- Methadone -- Methamphetamine -- Methanol -- Methaqualone -- Methcathinone -- Morphine -- Naloxone -- Naltrexone -- Narcotic drugs -- Nexus -- Nicotine -- Nitrous oxide -- Norepinephrine -- Opiates and opioids -- Opium -- Oxycodone -- Paraldehyde -- PCP -- PCP analogs -- Pentazocine -- Pentobarbital -- Pharmaceutical industry -- Pharmacokinetics -- Pharmacy drugs -- Phenethylamines -- Placebos -- Plant-based drugs -- Potentiation -- Prescription drugs -- Prohibition of drugs -- Prozac -- Psilocybin and psilocin -- Psychotropic drugs -- Reserpine -- Ritaline -- Rohypnol -- Secobarbital -- Sedatives and hypnotics -- Serotonin -- SSRIs -- Tobacco -- Tryptamines -- Valium -- Vicodin. |
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SUMMARY |
Provides details about the most popular and most dangerous substances, both legal and illegal, affecting students and the general public today. |
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SUBJECT |
Drug abuse. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Internet Resources. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Liberal Studies -- Public Health. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Kuhar, Michael J. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Liddle, Howard A. |
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LINK |
Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access (Password can be acquired from eClass public announcement) |
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ISBN |
9780761499732 (ebk.). |