The Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs

by Richard Lawrence Miller

Book Overview

This comprehensive reference guide describes more than 130 alphabetically arranged drugs of abuse, including both pharmaceutical and natural products. The book begins with a discussion of federal drug scheduling and drug categories. Individual entries for particular substances of abuse follow. Drug descriptions include: correct pronunciation, nicknames or street names, legal status, historical and present uses and misuses, abuse factors, interactions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313318077
• ISBN13: 9780313318078
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.2" x 10.4"