Living with DrugsNow in its sixth edition, Living with Drugs continues to be a well-respected and indispensable reference tool. Michael Gossop has updated this new edition to take account of new laws and practices that have come in to place since the previous edition, published in 2000. Written in an accessible style and providing a balanced perspective, the book is ideal for non-specialists in training, such as student nurses and social workers and for anyone with an interest in this complex, ever-present and emotive issue. |
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... -deluding attitudes. We live in a society which tries to reconcile its disapproval of the use of drugs for non-medical purposes with the fact that vast amounts of psychoactive drugs are consumed in this way. The term 'drug.
... -deluding attitudes. We live in a society which tries to reconcile its disapproval of the use of drugs for non-medical purposes with the fact that vast amounts of psychoactive drugs are consumed in this way. The term 'drug.
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... amounts of alcohol, they horrified the public by their enthusiasm for a particular stimulant which they consumed in large quantities. A medical textbook published in 1909 by Sir T. Clifford Allbutt and Dr Humphrey Rolleston warned ...
... amounts of alcohol, they horrified the public by their enthusiasm for a particular stimulant which they consumed in large quantities. A medical textbook published in 1909 by Sir T. Clifford Allbutt and Dr Humphrey Rolleston warned ...
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... amount of 96 grains of the drug! This is about one hundred times greater than the amount used by most heroin addicts today. The regular use of opium was generally seen as quite normal and it appears to have provoked no marked concern ...
... amount of 96 grains of the drug! This is about one hundred times greater than the amount used by most heroin addicts today. The regular use of opium was generally seen as quite normal and it appears to have provoked no marked concern ...
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... amounts of wine became a common affair, with people trying to outdrink each other at all-night banquets. By the first century AD, the Emperor Domitian was so alarmed by the widespread drunkenness in Rome that he ordered half the ...
... amounts of wine became a common affair, with people trying to outdrink each other at all-night banquets. By the first century AD, the Emperor Domitian was so alarmed by the widespread drunkenness in Rome that he ordered half the ...
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... amounts of caffeine through their consumption of tea and coffee can experience various unpleasant side effects as a result. More often than not, they fail to recognize ... amount of caffeine . Some estimates suggest that anyone who is taking.
... amounts of caffeine through their consumption of tea and coffee can experience various unpleasant side effects as a result. More often than not, they fail to recognize ... amount of caffeine . Some estimates suggest that anyone who is taking.
Contents
The Social Context | |
Chemical Comforts | |
Alcohol | |
Cannabis | |
The Hallucinogens | |
Archetypal Drugs of Abuse | |
The Control of Drugs | |
Junkie Myths | |
Doors in the Wall | |
Selected Bibliography | |
Index | |
Tobacco | |
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