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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... 7 Cannabis Chapter 8 The Hallucinogens Chapter 9 Archetypal Drugs of Abuse Chapter 10 The Control of Drugs Chapter 11 Junkie Myths Chapter 12 Doors in the Wall Selected Bibliography Index Preface to the Sixth Edition It is easy to look.
... 7 Cannabis Chapter 8 The Hallucinogens Chapter 9 Archetypal Drugs of Abuse Chapter 10 The Control of Drugs Chapter 11 Junkie Myths Chapter 12 Doors in the Wall Selected Bibliography Index Preface to the Sixth Edition It is easy to look.
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... hallucinogenic drugs. The only people with no traditional drug of their own would appear to be the Inuit, who live in a land so bleak and uncompromising that it does not permit the cultivation of any intoxicant. Drugs play an important ...
... hallucinogenic drugs. The only people with no traditional drug of their own would appear to be the Inuit, who live in a land so bleak and uncompromising that it does not permit the cultivation of any intoxicant. Drugs play an important ...
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... hallucinogenic properties) that was built into European society at this time cannot be entirely explained in terms of the absence of the drugs themselves. Mescaline, peyote and cocaine may have been unknown in the Old World, but other ...
... hallucinogenic properties) that was built into European society at this time cannot be entirely explained in terms of the absence of the drugs themselves. Mescaline, peyote and cocaine may have been unknown in the Old World, but other ...
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... hallucinogenic mushrooms) and to LSD. It is also related to an extremely important brain chemical called serotonin from which it was first isolated. However, the toxic effects of bufotenine were known for centuries before its chemical ...
... hallucinogenic mushrooms) and to LSD. It is also related to an extremely important brain chemical called serotonin from which it was first isolated. However, the toxic effects of bufotenine were known for centuries before its chemical ...
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... hallucinogenic drug in the toad's skin. A bizarre modern counterpart has been reported in connection with the South American cane toad (now also available in Australia). In the US, a University of Florida student described the process ...
... hallucinogenic drug in the toad's skin. A bizarre modern counterpart has been reported in connection with the South American cane toad (now also available in Australia). In the US, a University of Florida student described the process ...
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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