TY - BOOK AU - Liska,Ken TI - Drugs and the human body: with implications for society SN - 9780132447133 PY - 2008/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson Prentice Hall KW - Drugs KW - Social aspects KW - Drugs of abuse KW - Psychotropic drugs KW - Pharmaceutical Preparations KW - Pharmacology KW - Sociology, Medical N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0815/2008015055.html ER -