A Handbook on Drug and Alcohol Abuse: The Biomedical Aspects

Winger, Gail

ISBN 10: 0195172795 / ISBN 13: 9780195172799

Published by Oxford University Press, 2004

About this Item

A comprehensive text on the pharmacological, medical and legal aspects of drug abuse. This work includes a chapter on medical effects which focuses on infections that develop in IV drug abusers, and the chapter on drug abuse and the law extends to the international regulation of drug use. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBN; MBPC; MMG; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 232 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296. . 2004. 4th Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Handbook on Drug and Alcohol Abuse: The Biomedical Aspects
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195172795
• ISBN 13: 9780195172799
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This comprehensive text on the pharmacological, medical, and legal aspects of drug abuse has been thoroughly updated for the Fourth Edition, and a new chapter on club drugs added. The chapter on medical effects was completely rewritten to focus on infections that develop in i.v. drug abusers, and information on the international regulation of drug use was added to the chapter on drug abuse and the law. The book is written at a level appropriate for upper level undergraduate students, graduate or medical students, and drug counselors. All major drugs of abuse are covered: tobacco, opioids, central stimulants (including cocaine, amphetamine, and caffeine), alcohol and other sedatives, marijuana, club drugs (MDMA, GHB, and ketamine), hallucinogens, and volatile solvents. For each type the authors discuss history and culture, the characteristic patterns of use, subjective and physiological effects, mechanisms of pharmacological action, and toxic effects. Epidemiological aspects are discussed as well as pharmacological treatment possibilities where applicable.

About the Author

Gail Winger and James H. Woods are both at University of Michigan. Frederick G. Hofmann is a former Professor Emeritus at Columbia University.