Drugs and the human body
Subtitle: with implications for society
By: Ken Liska
Edition: 7th ed
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 454
Subjects: Drugs; Drugs -- Social aspects; Drugs of abuse; Psychotropic drugs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Magic bullet; title: Where drugs come from; title: Federal laws : the FDA and drug testing- penalties for illicit use; title: What happens to drugs after we take them; title: Drugs at the synapse; title: Narcotic analgesics : opiates and opioids; title: Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, nicotine, and other stimulants; title: Barbiturates : battered but still here; title: Alcohol and 100 million Americans; title: Anxiolytics and hypnotics : the minor tranquilizers ; Antipsychotics : the major tranquilizers; title: Marijuana; title: Hallucinogens, street drugs, designer drugs, club drugs, predatory drugs, and some observations; title: Pill : an update; title: Nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) : aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, ketoprofen, fenoprofen, and celebrex and vioxx; title: Additional OTC drugs and chemicals; title: Personal drug testing; title: Drugs in sports; title: Appendix I: Structure-activity relationships (SARs); title: Appendix II: Answers and discussion : understanding alcoholism; title: Appendix III: DAWN data summary; title: Appendix IV: Scientific method; title: Appendix V: Glossary