Understanding street drugs [electronic resource] : a handbook of substance misuse for parents, teachers and other professionals / David Emmett and Graeme Nice.
By: Emmett, David.
Contributor(s): Emmett, David. Understanding drugs | Nice, Graeme | ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: London ; Philadelphia : J. Kingsley, 2006Edition: 2nd ed.Description: 335 p. : ill.Subject(s): Drug abuse -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain | Drug abuse -- Treatment -- Great Britain | Youth -- Drug use -- PreventionGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 362.290941 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes index.
Revised editions of: Understanding drugs, published in 1996.
A brief history of drug use and a snapshot of the current drugs situation in Britain -- Cannabis (Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol -- Stimulants -- Hallucinogens -- Opiates -- Volatile substance abuse : 'sniffing' -- Tranquillisers and sleeping pills (anxyiolytics and hypnotics) -- Anabolic steroids -- Over-the-counter medicines and prescription-only medicines -- 'Date rape' drugs -- Signs and symptoms of substance misuse : things you need to look out for -- Physical evidence of possible drug or substance use -- Managing drug-related incidents -- Common reasons for drug and substance misuse, and details of available treatment -- The language of drug and substance abuse -- The legislation debate.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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