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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... substances can be used as drugs, and wherever possible deliberately cultivating them. Every part of the Earth that is capable of producing drugs has been used for this purpose, and even where the land is not available, other ...
... substances can be used as drugs, and wherever possible deliberately cultivating them. Every part of the Earth that is capable of producing drugs has been used for this purpose, and even where the land is not available, other ...
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... substances. Dictionaries are particularly unhelpful in clarifying precisely what we mean by the word 'drug'. There ... substance. In Butterworth's Medical Dictionary, for instance, a drug is defined as 'any chemical substance, synthetic ...
... substances. Dictionaries are particularly unhelpful in clarifying precisely what we mean by the word 'drug'. There ... substance. In Butterworth's Medical Dictionary, for instance, a drug is defined as 'any chemical substance, synthetic ...
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... substances and techniques which will help them change their psychological states. Another definition of drugs is needed which does cover their psychoactive effects. A psychoactive drug may therefore be seen as any chemical substance ...
... substances and techniques which will help them change their psychological states. Another definition of drugs is needed which does cover their psychoactive effects. A psychoactive drug may therefore be seen as any chemical substance ...
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... substances we use are 'good' drugs whereas others are 'bad' drugs. LSD is a 'bad' drug. Heroin and crack cocaine are, supposedly, the worst of the 'bad' drugs. Prozac, Librium and Valium are 'good' drugs: alcohol tends to be classed as ...
... substances we use are 'good' drugs whereas others are 'bad' drugs. LSD is a 'bad' drug. Heroin and crack cocaine are, supposedly, the worst of the 'bad' drugs. Prozac, Librium and Valium are 'good' drugs: alcohol tends to be classed as ...
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... substances. The explorers brought these home with them. Strangely enough, the one drug that seems to have been largely unknown to the Native American peoples was alcohol. In return for showing such drugs as tobacco, peyote and cocaine ...
... substances. The explorers brought these home with them. Strangely enough, the one drug that seems to have been largely unknown to the Native American peoples was alcohol. In return for showing such drugs as tobacco, peyote and cocaine ...
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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