| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 495 p.) : ill. |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Alcohol -- Amphetamines -- Amyl nitrate -- Anabolic steroids -- Antidepressants -- Barbiturates -- Benzodiazepine -- Benzylpiperazine/Trifluromethylphenylpiperazine -- Caffeine -- Catha edulis -- Cocaine -- Codeine -- Creatine -- Designer drugs -- Dextroamphetamine -- Dextromethorphan -- Diet pills -- Dimethyltryptamine -- Diuretics -- Ecstasy -- Ephedra/Ma Huang -- Fentanyl -- GBL -- GHB -- Herbal drugs -- Heroin -- Hydromorphone -- Inhalants -- Ketamine -- LSD -- Marijuana -- Melatonin -- Meperidine -- Mescaline -- Methadone -- Methamphetamines -- Methaqualone -- Methylphenidate -- Morphine -- Nicotine -- Nitrous oxide -- Opium -- Oxycodone -- PCP -- PMA and PMMA -- Psilocybin -- Rohypnol -- Salvia divinorum -- Steroids -- Tranquilizers -- 2C-B (Nexus). |
| Summary |
Provides detailed information about the composition, history, effects, uses and abuses of common drugs, including illegal drugs and addictive substances, as well as commonly abused classes of prescription drugs. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Drugs -- Juvenile literature.
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Drug abuse -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Blachford, Stacey.
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Krapp, Kristine M.
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Gale (Firm)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Drugs and controlled substances. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 2003 078766264X |
| ISBN |
9780787677312 (electronic book) |
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0787677310 (electronic book) |
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078766264X (alk. paper) |
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