Drugs and controlled substances
Subtitle: information for students
By: Stacey Blachford, Kristine Krapp, editors.
Contributors: Blachford, Stacey.; Krapp, Kristine M.
Publisher: Gale
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 495
Subjects: Drug abuse
Description: Provides detailed information about the composition, history, effects, uses and abuses of common drugs, including illegal drugs and addictive substances, as well as commonly abused classes of prescription drugs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 2C-B (Nexus); title: Alcohol; title: Amphetamines; title: Amyl nitrate; title: Anabolic steroids; title: Antidepressants; title: Barbiturates; title: Benzodiazepine; title: Benzylpiperazine/Trifluromethylphenylpiperazine; title: Caffeine; title: Catha edulis; title: Cocaine; title: Codeine; title: Creatine; title: Designer drugs; title: Dextroamphetamine; title: Dextromethorphan; title: Diet pills; title: Dimethyltryptamine; title: Diuretics; title: Ecstasy; title: Ephedra/Ma Huang; title: Fentanyl; title: GBL; title: GHB; title: Herbal drugs; title: Heroin; title: Hydromorphone; title: Inhalants; title: Ketamine; title: LSD; title: Marijuana; title: Melatonin; title: Meperidine; title: Mescaline; title: Methadone; title: Methamphetamines; title: Methaqualone; title: Methylphenidate; title: Morphine; title: Nicotine; title: Nitrous oxide; title: Opium; title: Oxycodone; title: PCP; title: PMA and PMMA; title: Psilocybin; title: Rohypnol; title: Salvia divinorum; title: Tranquilizers.