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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... risk is a complicated business. Some element of risk is involved in every single aspect of human behaviour. A proper understanding of the risks of drug taking depends upon the understanding that there is no such thing as behaviour with zero ...
... risk is a complicated business. Some element of risk is involved in every single aspect of human behaviour. A proper understanding of the risks of drug taking depends upon the understanding that there is no such thing as behaviour with zero ...
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... risks of dependence than others. Some drugs can be used in ways which carry greater or lesser physical risks to the user. Some drugs carry serious health hazards however they are used. Some drugs carry moderate health risks but, because ...
... risks of dependence than others. Some drugs can be used in ways which carry greater or lesser physical risks to the user. Some drugs carry serious health hazards however they are used. Some drugs carry moderate health risks but, because ...
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... risks of drug taking and to try to avoid the many sorts of harm that drugs can cause. Living with Drugs is about living with drugs. Michael Gossop National Addiction Centre Maudsley Hospital London June 2006 Author's Apologia The words ...
... risks of drug taking and to try to avoid the many sorts of harm that drugs can cause. Living with Drugs is about living with drugs. Michael Gossop National Addiction Centre Maudsley Hospital London June 2006 Author's Apologia The words ...
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... risks associated with using these different substances. Dictionaries are particularly unhelpful in clarifying precisely what we mean by the word 'drug'. There are few satisfactory definitions of any of the terms that are used in this ...
... risks associated with using these different substances. Dictionaries are particularly unhelpful in clarifying precisely what we mean by the word 'drug'. There are few satisfactory definitions of any of the terms that are used in this ...
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... risks that can be associated with its misuse; and tobacco has fallen fairly rapidly from the 'good' towards the very 'bad' category. Some substances escape the 'drug' classification altogether and are regarded as non-drugs - like tea ...
... risks that can be associated with its misuse; and tobacco has fallen fairly rapidly from the 'good' towards the very 'bad' category. Some substances escape the 'drug' classification altogether and are regarded as non-drugs - like tea ...
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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