The encyclopedia of psychoactive drugs

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Getting help

Describes how, when, where, and why people can seek help for drug abuse problems in such places as crisis centers, hot lines, self-help groups, and programs in counseling and behavior therapy.

Alcohol and teenage drinking

Drugs of the future

Examines the increasing role of chemical substances in treating mental illness as well as such bodily functions as reproduction and growth, and provides theories on the seemingly limitless role synthetic drugs may play in the future.

Drugs & perception

Explains the effects of psychoactive drugs on the senses including such experiences as distorted self-image, paranoia, damage to the sensory organs, and confusion of reality and illusion.

Getting help

Describes how, when, where, and why people can seek help for drug abuse problems in such places as crisis centers, hot lines, self-help groups, and programs in counseling and behavior therapy.

Alcohol and teenage drinking

Flowering plants

magic in bloom
1986
Discusses the medicinal uses of various plants and the practices of primitive and contemporary societies such as initiation rites, witchcraft, and medicine men.

Alcohol, customs and rituals

1986
Presents findings of studies done on drinking practices of different cultures and immigrant groups in the United States.

Mushrooms, psychedelic fungi

1986
Examines the uses and hallucinogenic properties of psychedelic mushrooms, one of nature's oldest and most misunderstood drugs.

Teenage depression and suicide

1986
Examines the causes of teen-age depression and suicide and the role drugs play in the emotional upheavals of young people.

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