Drugs: An Introduction - Hardcover

Abadinsky, Howard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534527507 ISBN 13: 9780534527501

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

This book explores all aspects of the drug and alcohol abuse issue, including the impact of drugs on our society; history; pharmacological impacts on drugs on the body; policy implications of drugs; the criminal justice system response; the effects, treatment and prevention of abuse; theories of use; drug business; and drug law enforcement. Reports on the latest data on drug concerns provide further examination of alcohol and explore the abuse of additional substances such as inhalants, herbal stimulants, and designer drugs. The major drugs are arranged into depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and cannabis.

About this title

About the Author:

Howard Abadinsky is professor of criminal justice at St John's University. He served eight years as an inspector for the Cook County, Illinois, sheriff and 15 years as a New York state parole officer and senior parole officer. The founder of the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime, he also served as a consultant to the President's Commission on Organized Crime. He holds a B.A. from Queens College of the City University of New York, an M.S.W. from Fordham University, and a Ph.D. in sociology from New York University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0534527507
• ISBN 13: 9780534527501
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 416