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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... death, Seneca wrote, 'invincible by the toils of prodigious marches, by all the dangers of sieges and combats, by the most violent extremes of heat and cold, here he lies, conquered by his intemperance, and struck to earth by the fatal ...
... death, Seneca wrote, 'invincible by the toils of prodigious marches, by all the dangers of sieges and combats, by the most violent extremes of heat and cold, here he lies, conquered by his intemperance, and struck to earth by the fatal ...
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... death through respiratory failure. It is hardly likely, though, that any of us would take an unintentional fatal overdose. To do so would involve drinking between 70 and 100 cups of coffee at a single sitting. Any such achievement would ...
... death through respiratory failure. It is hardly likely, though, that any of us would take an unintentional fatal overdose. To do so would involve drinking between 70 and 100 cups of coffee at a single sitting. Any such achievement would ...
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... death of his muse. The effects of a drug depend largely upon the psychology of the person who has taken it. Had Coleridge not experienced that particular drug reverie of which he spoke, he might never have been inspired to write Kubla ...
... death of his muse. The effects of a drug depend largely upon the psychology of the person who has taken it. Had Coleridge not experienced that particular drug reverie of which he spoke, he might never have been inspired to write Kubla ...
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... death among children. Such extensive misuse of these drugs reflects a deeper need to obtain instant chemical relief from each and every one of the aches and pains that are part of living. The placebo effect can be observed in another ...
... death among children. Such extensive misuse of these drugs reflects a deeper need to obtain instant chemical relief from each and every one of the aches and pains that are part of living. The placebo effect can be observed in another ...
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... pass a resolution against doping. In 1967, the death of the cyclist Tommy Simpson during the Tour de France was televised across the world. Subsequent tests showed that he had taken amphetamine and methamphetamine. The association between.
... pass a resolution against doping. In 1967, the death of the cyclist Tommy Simpson during the Tour de France was televised across the world. Subsequent tests showed that he had taken amphetamine and methamphetamine. The association between.
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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