Download or read book Drug Abuse Sourcebook written by Karen Bellenir and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Sourcebook offers facts about specific drugs of abuse, including depressants, hallucinogens, inhalants, marijuana, narcotics, stimulants, and anabolic steroids. It explains the nature of addiction, describes related health risks, and provides information about various treatment strategies and drug abuse prevention issues. A glossary, a dictionary of street names for illicit drugs, and resource directories are also provided."--BOOK JACKET.

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Download or read book Substance Abuse Sourcebook written by Karen Bellenir and published by Omnigraphic, Incorporated. This book was released on 1996 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most commonly used in the United States - alcoholkills an estimated 100,000 people annually, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Combined, alcohol and other drug problems cost the American economy nearly $200 billion each year. Substance Abuse Sourcebook provides information to help the layperson understand how various substances of abuse affect the human body, how addictions develop, how to recognize the symptoms of abuse, and how to help those afflicted find their way to recovery.

Download or read book Drug Abuse Sourcebook written by Catherine Ginther and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Provides basic consumer health information about risks, treatments, prevention, and effects of misuse and abuse of prescription and other drugs and over-the-counter medications. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources."--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Drug Abuse Sourcebook written by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides updated information about the abuse of illegal substances and the misuse of over-the-counter and prescription medications.

Download or read book Drug Abuse and the Law Sourcebook written by Gerald F. Uelmen and published by C. Boardman. This book was released on 1983 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This looseleaf deskbook defines and classifies controlled substances, and supplies an extensive anthology of expert opinion, commentary, major cases, and other materials related to drug law and enforcement.

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Download or read book Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics Sourcebook written by United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Office of Applied Studies and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Drugs and Behavior written by Rebecca Schilit and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1991-09-17 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, clearly written resource on substance abuse, Drugs and Behavior offers the most comprehensive examination for human service professionals to date on this topic. Relevant psychopharmacological and central nervous system information is presented, the impact of the family and community upon the abuse of drugs is discussed and descriptions of various drugs (alcohol, CNS depressants, hallucinogens, nicotine and marijuana) are provided. Unique to this volume are topics traditionally excluded from other resources, including etiological and explanatory theories, assumptions involved in different treatment modalities and alcohol and drug use patterns related to age, ethnicity and gender.

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