Drugs : Issues for Today with Powerweb: Drugs and Substance Abuse
by Pinger, Robert R.Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-04-09
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary
This user-friendly text focuses on holistic health related to drug use and abuse. Featuring more illustrations and a larger trim size, this new edition provides students with the fundamentals of prevention, intervention, and treatment.
Table of Contents
1 Drugs and Drug Use in America
2 Determinant of Drugs Abuse and Elements of Prevention
3 Neurophysiology: How Drugs Affect the Nervous System
4 Pharmacology: How the Body Processes Drugs
5 Stimulants: Cocaine, the Amphetamines, and the Cathinoids
6 Depressants
7 Narcotics
8 Marijuana
9 Hallucinogens
10 Over-the-Counter Drugs (Nonprescription Drugs)
11 Prescription Drugs
12 Nicotine
13 The Methylxanthines and Related Compounds
14 Anabolic Drugs
15 Inhalants
16 Alcohol: History, Physiology, Pharmacology
17 Alcohol: Social, Economic, and Legal Issues
18 Drug Abuse Prevention: Education and Treatment
19 Drugs and Public Policy
20 Law Enforcement
Appendixes
A. Schedule of Controlled Substances
B. Structure and Function of the Brain
C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
3 Neurophysiology: How Drugs Affect the Nervous System
4 Pharmacology: How the Body Processes Drugs
5 Stimulants: Cocaine, the Amphetamines, and the Cathinoids
6 Depressants
7 Narcotics
8 Marijuana
9 Hallucinogens
10 Over-the-Counter Drugs (Nonprescription Drugs)
11 Prescription Drugs
12 Nicotine
13 The Methylxanthines and Related Compounds
14 Anabolic Drugs
15 Inhalants
16 Alcohol: History, Physiology, Pharmacology
17 Alcohol: Social, Economic, and Legal Issues
18 Drug Abuse Prevention: Education and Treatment
19 Drugs and Public Policy
20 Law Enforcement
Appendixes
A. Schedule of Controlled Substances
B. Structure and Function of the Brain
C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
5 Stimulants: Cocaine, the Amphetamines, and the Cathinoids
6 Depressants
7 Narcotics
8 Marijuana
9 Hallucinogens
10 Over-the-Counter Drugs (Nonprescription Drugs)
11 Prescription Drugs
12 Nicotine
13 The Methylxanthines and Related Compounds
14 Anabolic Drugs
15 Inhalants
16 Alcohol: History, Physiology, Pharmacology
17 Alcohol: Social, Economic, and Legal Issues
18 Drug Abuse Prevention: Education and Treatment
19 Drugs and Public Policy
20 Law Enforcement
Appendixes
A. Schedule of Controlled Substances
B. Structure and Function of the Brain
C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
7 Narcotics
8 Marijuana
9 Hallucinogens
10 Over-the-Counter Drugs (Nonprescription Drugs)
11 Prescription Drugs
12 Nicotine
13 The Methylxanthines and Related Compounds
14 Anabolic Drugs
15 Inhalants
16 Alcohol: History, Physiology, Pharmacology
17 Alcohol: Social, Economic, and Legal Issues
18 Drug Abuse Prevention: Education and Treatment
19 Drugs and Public Policy
20 Law Enforcement
Appendixes
A. Schedule of Controlled Substances
B. Structure and Function of the Brain
C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
9 Hallucinogens
10 Over-the-Counter Drugs (Nonprescription Drugs)
11 Prescription Drugs
12 Nicotine
13 The Methylxanthines and Related Compounds
14 Anabolic Drugs
15 Inhalants
16 Alcohol: History, Physiology, Pharmacology
17 Alcohol: Social, Economic, and Legal Issues
18 Drug Abuse Prevention: Education and Treatment
19 Drugs and Public Policy
20 Law Enforcement
Appendixes
A. Schedule of Controlled Substances
B. Structure and Function of the Brain
C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
11 Prescription Drugs
12 Nicotine
13 The Methylxanthines and Related Compounds
14 Anabolic Drugs
15 Inhalants
16 Alcohol: History, Physiology, Pharmacology
17 Alcohol: Social, Economic, and Legal Issues
18 Drug Abuse Prevention: Education and Treatment
19 Drugs and Public Policy
20 Law Enforcement
Appendixes
A. Schedule of Controlled Substances
B. Structure and Function of the Brain
C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
13 The Methylxanthines and Related Compounds
14 Anabolic Drugs
15 Inhalants
16 Alcohol: History, Physiology, Pharmacology
17 Alcohol: Social, Economic, and Legal Issues
18 Drug Abuse Prevention: Education and Treatment
19 Drugs and Public Policy
20 Law Enforcement
Appendixes
A. Schedule of Controlled Substances
B. Structure and Function of the Brain
C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
15 Inhalants
16 Alcohol: History, Physiology, Pharmacology
17 Alcohol: Social, Economic, and Legal Issues
18 Drug Abuse Prevention: Education and Treatment
19 Drugs and Public Policy
20 Law Enforcement
Appendixes
A. Schedule of Controlled Substances
B. Structure and Function of the Brain
C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
17 Alcohol: Social, Economic, and Legal Issues
18 Drug Abuse Prevention: Education and Treatment
19 Drugs and Public Policy
20 Law Enforcement
Appendixes
A. Schedule of Controlled Substances
B. Structure and Function of the Brain
C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
19 Drugs and Public Policy
20 Law Enforcement
Appendixes
A. Schedule of Controlled Substances
B. Structure and Function of the Brain
C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
Appendixes
A. Schedule of Controlled Substances
B. Structure and Function of the Brain
C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
B. Structure and Function of the Brain
C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
D. Dose-Response Formulas
E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine
G. Common OTC Drug Interactions
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
Drug Information on the Web
Exam Prep Guide
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