num_pages: 400
description: Neither a just say no treatise nor a how-to manual, this easy-to-read handbook is based on the conviction that the well-informed make better decisions. It provides information on how drugs enter the body, how they manipulate the brain, their short- &amp; long-term effects, the high they produce &amp; the circumstances in which they can be deadly. psychological &amp; pharmacological research on drugs. Whether the reader is a student confronted by drugs for the first time, an accountant reaching for another cup of coffee, or a health educator, this book aims to provide a clear understanding of how drugs work &amp; the consequences of their use.
language: English
title: Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company