Substance Abuse: A Reference Handbook

by David E. Newton

Book Overview

This go-to resource on substance abuse supplies the broad background knowledge and historical information needed to understand this important sociological issue and provides readers with a range of additional sources for continuing their study of the topic.

From the pharmaceuticals advertised on television for various specific medical conditions; to alcohol, which is consumed regularly as a societal norm; to illicit drugs such as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440854777
• ISBN13: 9781440854774
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"