drugs of abuse

Presents alphabetized profiles of illegal drugs, legal addictive drugs and other substances, and commonly abused classes of over-the-counter and prescription drugs, covering their histories, effects on the body, typical users, treatment options, consequences of use, and legal issues; and includes illustrations, sidebars, and several reference tools. This volume covers "Marijuana"-"Nitrous Oxide.".

Provides a presentation of the scientific facts about commonly abused drugs, including alcohol, caffeine, entactogens, hallucinogens, inhalants, marijuana, nicotine, sedatives, steroids, and stimulants; and includes discussion of their effects on the brain and body.

Presents alphabetized profiles of illegal drugs, legal addictive drugs and other substances, and commonly abused classes of over-the-counter and prescription drugs, covering their histories, effects on the body, typical users, treatment options, consequences of use, and legal issues; and includes illustrations, sidebars, and several reference tools. This volume covers "Opium"-"Tranquilizers.".

Presents alphabetized profiles of illegal drugs, legal addictive drugs and other substances, and commonly abused classes of over-the-counter and prescription drugs, covering their histories, effects on the body, typical users, treatment options, consequences of use, and legal issues; and includes illustrations, sidebars, and several reference tools. This volume covers "Caffeine"-"Diuretics.".

Presents alphabetized profiles of illegal drugs, legal addictive drugs and other substances, and commonly abused classes of over-the-counter and prescription drugs, covering their histories, effects on the body, typical users, treatment options, consequences of use, and legal issues; and includes illustrations, sidebars, and several reference tools. This volume covers "Ecstasy (MDMA)"-"LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide.".

Presents alphabetized profiles of legal and illegal addictive drugs, covering their histories, effects on the body, typical users, treatment options, consequences of use, and legal issues; and includes illustrations, sidebars, and several reference tools. This volume covers "2C-B (Nexus)"- "Benzylpiperazine/Trifluoromethyl-phenylpiperazine.".

"The debate raging around drug abuse today is whether addicts who commit crime should be sent to jail or to treatment. This book investigates the debate on how to confront illegal drug use and abuse in the United States, using full-color photographs and sidebars to offer readers an . . . understanding of the many proposed solutions to this problem"--Provided by publisher.

"The American legal system has a complicated--and often self-contradictory--relationship with drugs. The pendulum has swung between outright bans, such as Prohibition in the 1920s, to an easing of regulations, such as the currently evolving laws on marijuana use. From the "war on drugs" to the Fair Sentencing Act, this book explores the many complex issues surrounding legislation, regulation, and addiction"--Back cover.

Describes new drugs including bath salts, spice, and salvia, what happens inside the body, the legal consequences, how some of the new drugs change the brain, and more.