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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... to reduce the harm that drug users may suffer as a result of their drug taking. Concern about AIDS has also increased political willingness to provide money to support drug treatment and support services . It is a great pity.
... to reduce the harm that drug users may suffer as a result of their drug taking. Concern about AIDS has also increased political willingness to provide money to support drug treatment and support services . It is a great pity.
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Michael Gossop. treatment and support services . It is a great pity that it has taken such a tragic development to produce these changes . - Living with Drugs , as the title indicates , is about drugs - the different kinds of drugs , the ...
Michael Gossop. treatment and support services . It is a great pity that it has taken such a tragic development to produce these changes . - Living with Drugs , as the title indicates , is about drugs - the different kinds of drugs , the ...
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... US, it seems to have been a common medical practice during the early part of the 20th century to treat alcoholics by prescribing morphine for them. Drug. Taking. –. A. Wider. Perspective. It is impossible to be certain how long people have.
... US, it seems to have been a common medical practice during the early part of the 20th century to treat alcoholics by prescribing morphine for them. Drug. Taking. –. A. Wider. Perspective. It is impossible to be certain how long people have.
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... treatment for many conditions , including headaches , deafness , epilepsy and jaundice , as well as ' melancholy and all pestilences ' . The use of opium spread from Asia Minor through Persia to India and China . It was not , however ...
... treatment for many conditions , including headaches , deafness , epilepsy and jaundice , as well as ' melancholy and all pestilences ' . The use of opium spread from Asia Minor through Persia to India and China . It was not , however ...
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... treatment of hyperactive children. More than 20 million prescriptions for such drugs were issued in 2000 to children with hyperactive or attention disorders. This represents an increase of 70 per cent on the number of prescriptions in ...
... treatment of hyperactive children. More than 20 million prescriptions for such drugs were issued in 2000 to children with hyperactive or attention disorders. This represents an increase of 70 per cent on the number of prescriptions in ...
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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