Living with DrugsThis book gives an historical perspective of drug taking, and discusses the common drugs in use today from tea, coffee, alcohol and tobacco through cannabis and LSD to hard drugs like heroin. |
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Contents
The Chemistry of Everyday Life | 1 |
The Effects of Drugs | 13 |
The Social Context | 31 |
Chemical Comforts | 47 |
Alcohol | 61 |
Tobacco | 79 |
Cannabis | 99 |
The Hallucinogens | 117 |
Archetypal Drugs of Abuse | 131 |
The Control of Drugs | 159 |
Junkie Myths | 179 |
Doors in the Wall | 195 |
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