Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior - Softcover

Hart, Carl; Ksir, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073529745 ISBN 13: 9780073529745

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2012

Synopsis

Drugs, Society and Human Behavior provides the latest information on drug use and its effects on society as well as on the individual. Trusted for more than 30 years by both instructors and students, this authoritative resource examines drugs and drug use from a variety of perspectives―behavioral, pharmacological, historical, social, legal, and clinical. The 15th edition includes the very latest information and statistics and many new timely topics and issues have been added that are sure to pique students’ interest and stimulate class discussion. Accompanying the text are instructor and student resources on the Online Learning Center.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Ksir received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and his Ph.D. from Indiana University in Bloomington. Following his postdoctoral training in Neurobiology at the Worcester Foundation in Massachusetts, he began a 34-year career in teaching and research at the University of Wyoming, where he also served in a variety of administrative positions. Now a professor emeritus, he focuses his efforts on teaching and textbook writing. He has taught the psychology course Drugs and Behaviour to more than three thousand students since 1972 and has received several teaching awards.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0073529745
• ISBN 13: 9780073529745
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496