Drugs and the human body
Subtitle: with implications for society
By: Ken Liska.
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780132447133
Subjects: Drugs; Drugs -- Social aspects; Drugs of abuse; Psychotropic drugs; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Pharmacology; Sociology, Medical
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The magic bullets; 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: The 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: The 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: Study questions.