Drugs and the human body : with implications for society /
Liska, Ken
Drugs and the human body : with implications for society / Ken Liska - 8th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008 - xv, 464 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index
The magic bullets -- Where drugs come from -- Federal laws : the FDA and drug testing-penalties for illicit use -- What happens to drugs after we take them -- Drugs at the synapse -- Narcotic analgesics : opiates and opioids -- Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, nicotine, and other stimulants -- The barbiturates : battered but still here -- Alcohol and 100 million Americans -- Anxiolytics and hypnotics : the minor tranquilizers antipsychotics : the major tranquilizers -- Marijuana -- Hallucinogens, street drugs, designer drugs, club drugs, predatory drugs, and some observations -- The pill : an update -- Nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) : aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, ketoprofen, fenoprofen, and Celebrex and Vioxx -- Additional OTC drugs and chemicals -- Personal drug testing -- Drugs in sports -- Study questions
9780132447133 0132447134
Drugs
Drugs--Social aspects
Drugs of abuse
Psychotropic drugs
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Pharmacology
Sociology, Medical
Drugs and the human body : with implications for society / Ken Liska - 8th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008 - xv, 464 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index
The magic bullets -- Where drugs come from -- Federal laws : the FDA and drug testing-penalties for illicit use -- What happens to drugs after we take them -- Drugs at the synapse -- Narcotic analgesics : opiates and opioids -- Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, nicotine, and other stimulants -- The barbiturates : battered but still here -- Alcohol and 100 million Americans -- Anxiolytics and hypnotics : the minor tranquilizers antipsychotics : the major tranquilizers -- Marijuana -- Hallucinogens, street drugs, designer drugs, club drugs, predatory drugs, and some observations -- The pill : an update -- Nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) : aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, ketoprofen, fenoprofen, and Celebrex and Vioxx -- Additional OTC drugs and chemicals -- Personal drug testing -- Drugs in sports -- Study questions
9780132447133 0132447134
Drugs
Drugs--Social aspects
Drugs of abuse
Psychotropic drugs
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Pharmacology
Sociology, Medical