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Drugs, Society and Human Behavior provides the latest information on drug use and its effects on society as well as on individuals. Trusted for more than 45 years by both instructors and students, this authoritative resource examines drugs and drug use from a variety of perspectives–behavioral, pharmacological, historical, social, legal, and clinical. The 18th Edition includes the very latest information and statistics on drug use trends, treatments, and drug-related mortality

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Author:   Carl Hart ,  Charles Ksir
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Edition:   18th edition
Weight:   0.807kg
ISBN:  

9781260711059

ISBN 10:   1260711056
Publication Date:   07 December 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

SECTION ONE DRUG USE IN MODERN SOCIETY CHAPTER 1 DRUG USE: AN OVERVIEW CHAPTER 2 DRUG USE AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM CHAPTER 3 A HISTORY OF DRUG POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES SECTION TWO HOW DRUGS WORK CHAPTER 4 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CHAPTER 5 THE ACTIONS OF DRUGS SECTION THREE: UPPERS AND DOWNERS CHAPTER 6 STIMULANTS CHAPTER 7 DEPRESSANTS AND INHALANTS CHAPTER 8 MEDICATION FOR MENTAL DISORDERS SECTION FOUR ALCOHOL CHAPTER 9 ALCOHOL SECTION FIVE FAMILIAR DRUGS CHAPTER 10 TOBACCO CHAPTER 11 CAFFEINE CHAPTER 12 DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS SECTION SIX RESTRICTED DRUGS CHAPTER 13 OPIOIDS CHAPTER 14 PSYCHEDELICS CHAPTER 15 CANNABIS CHAPTER 16 PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING DRUGS SECTION SEVEN PREVENTION AND HARM REDUCTION CHAPTER 17 PREVENTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE CHAPTER 18 TREATING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND DRUG POLICY ALTERNATIVES APPENDIX A DRUG NAMES APPENDIX B RESOURCES FOR INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE GLOSSARY INDEX

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Dr. Carl Hart is an Associate Professor in both the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Columbia University and is also a Research Scientist in the Division of Substance Abuse at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. A major focus of Dr. Harts research is to understand the complex interactions between neurobiological and environmental factors that mediate and modulate the actions of drugs of abuse, including drug-taking behaviour and cognitive performance. Dr. Harts research has been supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse for the past several years. In addition to his substantial research responsibilities, Dr. Hart teaches an undergraduate Drugs and Behaviour course and was recently awarded Columbia Universitys highest teaching award. Charles Ksir received his bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and his Ph.D. from Indiana University in Bloomington. Following his postdoctoral training in Neurobiology at the Worcester Foundation in Massachusetts, he began a 34-year career in teaching and research at the University of Wyoming, where he also served in a variety of administrative positions. Now a professor emeritus, he focuses his efforts on teaching and textbook writing. He has taught the psychology course Drugs and Behaviour to more than three thousand students since 1972 and has received several teaching awards.

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