Understanding street drugs
Subtitle: a handbook of substance misuse for parents, teachers and other professionals
By: David Emmett and Graeme Nice.
Contributors: Nice, Graeme.; Emmett, David.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: J. Kingsley; Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9781843103516
Subjects: Drug abuse -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain; Drug abuse -- Treatment -- Great Britain; Youth -- Drug use -- Prevention
Notes: Revised editions of: Understanding drugs, published in 1996.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A brief history of drug use and a snapshot of the current drugs. Situation in Britain; title: Cannabis Delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol; title: Stimulants; title: Hallucinogens; title: Opiates; title: Volatile substance abuse : "sniffing"; title: Tranquillisers and sleeping pills : anxyiolytics and hypnotics; title: Anabolic steroids; title: Over the counter medicines; title: 'Date rape drugs' : Rohypnol, GHB and Ketamine; title: The signs and symptoms of substance misuse : things you will need to look out for; title: Physical evidence of possible drug or substance use; title: Managing drug related incidents; title: Common reasons for drug and substance misuse and details of available treatment; title: The language of drug and substance abuse; title: The legislation debate.