Drugs In Modern Society w/PowerWeb Drugs Mandatory Pkg.

5. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-07-248401-4
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 200 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 1224 g

Taking a pharmacological approach, Carroll offers strong coverage of each of the drug groups, including over-the-counter and prescription drugs. This is a straightforward, nonjudgmental examination of drug use that emphasizes the importance of education in preventing and solving societal and individual drug problems. Now packaged access to the Annual Editions Online this text offers students and instructors the most up-to-date information available.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carroll, Charles

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part l Introduction1. Drugs, Drinks, and Medications2. The Allure of Drugs: Origins of Drug Taking Behavior3. Pharmacology: Drug Actions and InteractionsPart 2 The Depressants4. Alcohol: America’s Drink Drug5. Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism6. Narcotics: Opioid Analgesics7. Sedative-Hypnotics and inhalentsPart 3 The Stimulants8. Tobacco: A Persistent Health Threat9. Cocaine and Other "Chemical Uppers"Part 4 The Mind-Expanding Euphoriants10. Psychedelics and Phencyclidine11. Marijuana: Unique and ControversialPart 5 Medicines12. Over-the-Counter Drugs13. Prescription DrugsPart 6 New Dimensions of Drugging, Drinking,Medicating and Prevention14. Alcohol and Other Drugs in Special Populations15. Drug Abuse Prevention16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drug Prevention Education

Über Autor(innen)

Carroll, Charles
Charles Carrol is Professor Emeritus at Ball State University. He received his B.S. from the University of Dayton and both his M.A. and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. Charles Carroll has taught numerous health education courses and published several books including Drugs in Modern Society.