Series |
Gale virtual reference library
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
v. 1. 2C-B to benzylpiperazine/trifluoromethyl-phenylpiperazine -- v. 2. Caffeine to diuretics -- v. 3. Ecstasy to LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) -- v. 4. Marijuana to nitrous oxide -- v. 5. Opium to tranquilizers. |
Access |
Access limited to licensed institutions. |
Summary |
Provides detailed information on 52 drugs and other addictive substances, defined as illegal drugs, legal addictive drugs and other substances as well as commonly abused classes of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Statistics highlight each entry and sidebars provide information on the legal, historical or social aspects of the particular drug. Difficult words are defined within the text. Appropriate for middle school students. |
Note |
Description based on print version record. |
Subject |
Drugs -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
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Substance abuse -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Bigelow, Barbara C.
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Edgar, Kathleen J.
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Gale Group.
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Added Title |
Encyclopedia of drugs & addictive substances |
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UXL encyclopedia of drugs and addictive substances |
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U-X-L encyclopedia of drugs and addictive substances |
Other Form: |
Print version: UXL encyclopedia of drugs & addictive substances. Detroit, Mich. : UXL, c2006 1414404441 |
ISBN |
9781414406190 (electronic book) |
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1414406193 (electronic book) |
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1414404441 (set : alk. paper) |
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141440445X (v. 1 : alk. paper) |
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1414404468 (v. 2 : alk. paper) |
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1414404476 (v. 3 : alk. paper) |
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1414404484 (v. 4 : alk. paper) |
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1414404492 (v. 5 : alk. paper) |
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