Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society 8th Edition – Ebook PDF Version

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0205959334
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0205959334
• Author: Charles F. Levinthal

The eighth edition of Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society examines the impact of drug-taking behavior on our society and our daily lives. The use and abuse of a wide range of licit and illicit drugs are discussed from historical, biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives.

Table contents:

PART I: DRUGS IN SOCIETY/DRUGS IN OUR LIVES

1. Drugs and Behavior Today
2. Drug-Taking Behavior: The Personal and Social Concerns
3. How Drugs Work in the Body and on the Mind

PART II: LEGALLY RESTRICTED DRUGS IN OUR SOCIETY

4. The Major Stimulants: Cocaine and Amphetamines
5. Narcotics: Opium, Heroin, and Synthetic Opiates
6. LSD and Other Hallucinogens
7. Marijuana

PART III: LEGAL DRUGS IN OUR SOCIETY

8. Alcohol: Social Beverage/Social Drug
9. Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
10. Nicotine and Tobacco Use
11. Caffeine

PART IV: ENHANCERS AND DEPRESSANTS

12. Performance Enhancing Drugs and Drug Testing in Sports
13. Depressants and Inhalants

PART V: MEDICINAL DRUGS

14. Prescription Drugs, Over-the-Counter Drugs, and Dietary Supplements
15. Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

PART VI: PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

16. Substance-Abuse Prevention
17. Substance-Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Change