Download or read book Report on the Risk Assessment of Ketamine in the Framework of the Joint Action on New Synthetic Drugs written by European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report on the risk assessment of ketamine in the framework of the joint action on new synthetic drugs.
Download or read book Report on the Risk Assessment of TMA 2 in the Framework of the Joint Action on New Synthetic Drugs written by European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: Foreword - Abbreviations - Introduction - 1. Report on the risk assessment of TMA-2 in the framework of the joint action on new synthetic drugs - 2. Europol-EMCDDA progress report - 3. Review of the pharmacotoxicological data on TMA-2 - 4. Socialogical and criminnological evidence and public health risks - 5. References - Participants in the risk assessment process - Text of the 1997 joint action.
Download or read book Forensic Chemistry of Substance Misuse written by Leslie A King and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book builds on an earlier publication by the same author: The Misuse of Drugs Act: A Guide for Forensic Scientists. It provides a chemical background to the domestic and international legal controls on drugs of abuse and related substances and includes coverage of 'designer drugs' and generic/analogue controls from the UK, US and New Zealand perspectives. The content of the book has been fully updated and rearranged and the scope has been considerably expanded. More general chapters cover the recent history of the drug classification debate and a proposal for consolidating a wide range of legal controls on chemical substances. An account is provided of the Early Warning System on 'New Psychoactive Substances' in operation in the European Union. Technical and subsidiary material is placed in 20 Appendices, which list controlled substances and cover topics such as: precursor chemicals, related legislation, sentencing guidelines and detailed chemical/pharmacological profiles of the most commonly-abused drugs. There is a glossary and a bibliography, while extensive footnotes support the text and provide references to selected publications and Internet sources. The book contains a number of unique features, not found in any other single publication: * For the forensic scientist, the book contains a complete list of all drug substances controlled by UK and International law. It explains the chemical-structural definitions and the significance to the legislation of terms such as salt, base, stereoisomer, ester, ether, derivative, homologue and isotope * For the more general reader, there is an account of the history of domestic, European and International drugs control, the long debate about drug classification, the role of risk assessment and how the legal control of a wide range of harmful chemical substances might be consolidated * For the criminal lawyer, the book provides a useful adjunct to standard works on case and statute law This unique book has general appeal to anybody needing information on drugs of abuse including forensic scientists, researchers, teachers, criminal lawyers, customs officers, postgraduate and graduate students. It is of particular interest to those studying forensic science.
Download or read book A Reader in Promoting Public Health written by Jenny Douglas and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
Download or read book Handbook of Novel Psychoactive Substances written by Ornella Corazza and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges that clinicians face when dealing with NPS and discusses how the profile of patients and their socio-demographic characteristics frame the serious public health concern that NPS pose. It presents various clinical cases, as well as detailed accounts of symptoms, psychopathology, toxicity, and overall clinical management that NPS require. This handbook brings together a unique collection of chapters written by leading experts in the field, who have felt the need to share their knowledge and experience to improve the clinical practice on NPS and the wellbeing of their patients.
Download or read book General Report of Activities written by European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on the Risk Assessment of 2C 1 2C T 2 and 2C T 7 in the Framework of the Joint Action on New Synthetic Drugs written by European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: Foreword - Abbreviations - Introduction - 1. Report on the risk assessment of 2C-1, 2C-T-2 and 2C-T-7 in the framework of the joint action on new synthetic drugs - 2. Europol-EMCDDA progress report on 2C-1, 2C-T-2 and 2C-T-7 - 3. Review of the pharmacoltoxicological data on 2C-1, 2C-T-2 and 2C-T-7 - 4. Sociological and criminological evidence and public health risks of 2C-1, 2C-T-2 and 2C-T-7 - References - Participants in the risk assessment process - Text of the 1997 joint action.
Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Drug Alcohol Studies written by Kim Wolff and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from leading international academics across the biological sciences, this handbook takes a critical look at the key contemporary issues and debates in the field. The 31 chapters are divided into four parts: Part I Determination of Substance Misuse Part II PK and PD in Relation to Patterns of Use Part III Detection and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Use Part IV Controversies and New Approaches This Handbook is an excellent reference text for the growing number of academics, students, scientists and practitioners in the drug and alcohol studies community, and will be a vital resource to the allied professions involved in work-place drug testing, clinical toxicology, and forensic science.
Download or read book Handbook on Prisons written by Yvonne Jewkes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 1011 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of the Handbook on Prisons provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays on a wide range of topics concerning prisons and imprisonment. Bringing together three of the leading prison scholars in the UK as editors, this new volume builds on the success of the first edition and reveals the range and depth of prison scholarship around the world. The Handbook contains chapters written not only by those who have established and developed prison research, but also features contributions from ex-prisoners, prison governors and ex-governors, prison inspectors and others who have worked with prisoners in a wide range of professional capacities. This second edition includes several completely new chapters on topics as diverse as prison design, technology in prisons, the high security estate, therapeutic communities, prisons and desistance, supermax and solitary confinement, plus a brand new section on international perspectives. The Handbook aims to convey the reality of imprisonment, and to reflect the main issues and debates surrounding prisons and prisoners, while also providing novel ways of thinking about familiar penal problems and enhancing our theoretical understanding of imprisonment. The Handbook on Prisons, Second edition is a key text for students taking courses in prisons, penology, criminal justice, criminology and related subjects, and is also an essential reference for academics and practitioners working in the prison service, or in related agencies, who need up-to-date knowledge of thinking on prisons and imprisonment.
Download or read book Early warning System on New Psychoactive Substances written by Leslie A. King and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: 1. The scope of the Council decision - 2. Elements of the early-warning system - 3. The Europol-EMCDDA joint report - 4. Reference compounds.
Download or read book Drugs and Culture written by Geoffrey Hunt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current approaches to drugs tend to be determined by medical and criminal visions that emerged over a century ago; the concepts of addiction, on the one hand, and drug control on the other, having imposed themselves as the unquestionable central notions surrounding drug issues and discourses. Pathologization and criminalization are the dominant perspectives on psychoactive drugs, and it is difficult to describe drug consumption in any terms other than those of medicine, or to conceive of regulation except in terms of control and eradication. Drugs and Culture presents other voices and understandings of drug issues, highlighting the socio-cultural features of drug use and regulation in modern societies. It examines the cultural dimensions of drugs and their regulation, with special attention to questions of how consumption of specific psychoactive substances becomes associated with particular social groups; the social dynamics involved in our coming to think of these phenomena as we do; and the factors that determine the political and policy responses to drug use. Adopting approaches from anthropology, sociology, history, political science and geopolitics to challenge the prevailing pathologization and criminalization of drug use, this book provides international and comparative perspectives on drug research, based on the latest research in Europe, the USA, the Middle East and Hong Kong.
Download or read book Youth Drugs and Nightlife written by Geoffrey Hunt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth, Drugs, and Night Life examines the relationships between the electronic dance scene and drug use for young ravers and clubbers today. Based on over 300 interviews with ravers, DJ’s and promoters, Hunt, Moloney, and Evans examine the different social groupings that make up the scene. The authors explore the accomplishment of gender, sexuality, and Asian American ethnic identity and critically analyze the negotiation of risk and pleasure within the world of raves and dance clubs. We learn about young ravers and clubbers’ frustrations with recent attempts to control clubs and raves and their skepticism about official pronouncements on the dangers of ecstasy and other drugs, in this book that pivots between the local, the national, and the global in its approach.
Download or read book Report on the Risk Assessment of PMMA in the Framework of the Joint Action on New Synthetic Drugs written by European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: Foreword - Abbreviations - Introduction - 1.Report on the risk assessment of PMMA in the framework of the joint action on new synthetic drugs - 2.Council decision - 3.Europol-EMCDDA progress report on PMMA and PMA - 4.Review of the pharmacoltoxicological data on PMM - 5.Sociological and criminological evidence on the risks of PMMA - 6.Public health risks of PMMA : epidemiological evidence - References - Participants in the risk assessment process - Further reading.
Download or read book Report on the Risk Assessment of GHB in the Framework of the Joint Action on New Synthetic Drugs written by European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: 1. Report on the risk assessment of GHB in the framework of the joint action on new synthetic drugs - 2. Europol-EMCDDA progress report on GHB in accordance with article 3 of the joint action of 16 June 1997 concerning the information exchange, risk assessment and the control of new synthetic drugs - 3. Use of GHB as a medicinal product (EMEA) - 4. Review of the pharmacotoxicological data on gama-hydroxybutyric - 5. Sociological and criminological (Europol) evidence on the risks of GHB- 7. Public health risks of GHB- epidemiological evidence.
Download or read book Alcohol and Drug Misuse written by G. Hussein Rassool and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive textbook provides an accessible and skills-oriented introduction to alcohol and substance misuse for healthcare students and practitioners new to the field. Divided into five parts, this text explores: The context of alcohol and drug misuse and the nature and theories of addiction, including a historical overview and policy initiatives in contemporary society. An overview of psychoactive substances and the problems associated with them. An exploration of the impact of psychoactive substances on groups, such as culturally and linguistically diverse communities, young people, women, older people, and the homeless. An understanding of the generic role responses to substance misuse in a variety of different settings and contexts, including primary care, the community, and hospitals. A framework for assessment, care planning, harm reduction approaches, dealing with overdose, intoxication and withdrawals, and psychological and pharmacological interventions. This new edition is fully updated and includes expanded coverage of performance-enhancing drugs, e-cigarettes, cannabis use, gender disparities in substance use and treatment, public health approaches to substance use, and screening tools for alcohol misuse. Alcohol and Drug Misuse is enhanced with activities and learning outcomes throughout. It is essential reading for nursing, healthcare, and social work students taking substance misuse modules, as well as related post-registration/qualification courses for health and social care professionals.
Download or read book Near Death Experiences written by Ornella Corazza and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Near death experiences fascinate everyone, from theologians to sociologists and neuroscientists. This groundbreaking book introduces the phenomenon of NDEs, their personal impact and the dominant scientific explanations. Taking a strikingly original cross-cultural approach and incorporating new medical research, it combines new theories of mind and body with contemporary research into how the brain functions. Ornella Corazza analyses dualist models of mind and body, discussing the main features of NDEs as reported by many people who have experienced them. She studies the use of ketamine to reveal how characteristics of NDEs can be chemically induced without being close to death. This evidence challenges the conventional ‘survivalist hypothesis’, according to which the near death experience is a proof of the existence of an afterlife. This remarkable book concludes that we need to move towards a more integrated view of embodiment, in order to understand what human life is and also what it can be. Ornella Corazza is a NDE researcher at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. In 2004-5 she was a Member of the 21st Century Centre of Excellence (COE) ‘Program on the Construction of Death and Life Studies’ at the University of Tokyo.
Download or read book Handbook of Medical Hallucinogens written by Charles S. Grob and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2023-01-13 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook reviews promising applications of psychedelics in treatment of such challenging psychiatric problems as posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression, substance use disorders, and end-of-life anxiety. Experts from multiple disciplines synthesize current knowledge on psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, and other medical hallucinogens. The volume comprehensively examines these substances' neurobiological mechanisms, clinical effects, therapeutic potential, risks, and anthropological and historical contexts. Coverage ranges from basic science to practical clinical considerations, including patient screening and selection, dosages and routes of administration, how psychedelic-assisted sessions are structured and conducted, and management of adverse reactions.
