Drugs & the Human Body (8th Edition) - Softcover

Liska, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132447134 ISBN 13: 9780132447133

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

Synopsis

Clear and readable for the average reader – yet comprehensive enough for the professional – this reliable reference addresses the effects of high-use, high-abuse drugs in America in a timely and straightforward fashion. Reflects up-to-date research throughout, including coverage of street, over-the-counter, and prescriptive drugs. Highlights the World Wide Web as a growing primary source of drug information. Extensively revises coverage of drug discovery, including major additional information on proteomics, and pharmacogenomics; and highlights the importance of these topics in the context of personalized drug treatment. For professionals in health and drug education, criminal justice, sociology, biology, and chemistry.

About this title

About the Author:

Ken Liska earned a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Illinois and is a licensed pharmacist in that state.  He taught college and university-level chemistry courses for 37 years.  For 18 years his course, Drugs and the Human Body, drew hundreds of students at San Diego Mesa College.  His scientific publications are in the areas of synthetic anti-cancer compounds and LSD analogs.  Liska is also an Associate Editor of the Journal of Drug Education and Awareness.  He lives in San Diego with his wife, Paula Meta Hoenecke Liska.  

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0132447134
• ISBN 13: 9780132447133
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480