Drugs & life /
Harry Avis
- Second edition.
- Madison, Wisconsin : Brown & Benchmark, c1993
- xvi, 505 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to drugs -- The pharmacology of drug action -- Drugs adn physiology -- Alcohol--the great american drug -- The stimulants -- Marijuana -- Nicotine -- Hallucinogens and inhalants -- Narcotics -- The legal drugs I: over-the-counter medication -- The legal drugs II: prescription medication -- Drugs and the law -- Substance abuse and substance abuse treatment -- Drug education and drug abuse prevention