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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... placebo injection. The subjects were then taken one at a time to the waiting room. This time the actor's performance was one of irritation and anger. Again, those who knew that their altered physiological state was due to the adrenaline ...
... placebo injection. The subjects were then taken one at a time to the waiting room. This time the actor's performance was one of irritation and anger. Again, those who knew that their altered physiological state was due to the adrenaline ...
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... placebo, the placebo was reported to be more pleasurable than heroin. One can go through a whole list of drugs making the same point. Most children experimenting with their.
... placebo, the placebo was reported to be more pleasurable than heroin. One can go through a whole list of drugs making the same point. Most children experimenting with their.
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... placebo as on the active drug. The more experienced cannabis users were the most likely to get stoned on the placebo, whereas those who had had least experience with cannabis were better able to differentiate between the drug and the ...
... placebo as on the active drug. The more experienced cannabis users were the most likely to get stoned on the placebo, whereas those who had had least experience with cannabis were better able to differentiate between the drug and the ...
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... placebo). Conventional definitions of a placebo usually emphasize that it should be a pharmacologically inert substance: starch, talc and sugar powder are often used in making up placebos. These 'dummy' tablets may be thought of as ...
... placebo). Conventional definitions of a placebo usually emphasize that it should be a pharmacologically inert substance: starch, talc and sugar powder are often used in making up placebos. These 'dummy' tablets may be thought of as ...
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... placebo treatments that have no intrinsic pharmacological effects may produce analgesia by altering expectations. An important piece of evidence that the placebo effect is real and not just 'imagined' is that it can be reversed by the ...
... placebo treatments that have no intrinsic pharmacological effects may produce analgesia by altering expectations. An important piece of evidence that the placebo effect is real and not just 'imagined' is that it can be reversed by the ...
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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