| Description |
xii, 194 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
List of illustrations -- Preface -- How to use this book -- Addictive behaviors and drugs -- A to Z entries -- Dependence and addiction -- Depression and drugs -- Driving under the influence of drugs -- Drug abuse, causes of -- Drugs and criminal activity -- Drugs and disease -- Drugs and drinking -- Families, communities, and drug abuse -- Gangs and drugs -- Homicide -- Illegal drugs, common -- Inhalants -- Injection drugs -- The law on drugs -- Media messages and counteradvertising campaigns -- Morbidity and mortality -- Over-the-counter drugs -- Overdose and drugs -- Peer pressure and drugs -- Rehabilitation and treatment -- Risk factors and risk-taking -- School performance and drug abuse -- Sexual performance and drug abuse -- Steroids, anabolic -- Workplace drug abuse -- Hotlines and helpsites -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Subject |
Drugs of abuse -- Encyclopedias.
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Drug abuse -- Encyclopedias.
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| Added Author |
Kittleson, Mark J., 1952-
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Ragon, Bruce.
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| ISBN |
0816052999 (hc : alk. paper) |
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