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The Facts About Drug Use: Coping With Drugs and Alcohol in Your Family, at Work, in Your Community
Drug use affects nearly 1 out of 2 Americans and cuts across every social and economic boundary. The effects of addiction on the individual are great, and the cumulative effects on society are staggering. Knowledge of the adverse effects of mood-altering drugs, why they?re used excessively, how to identify persons at risk, available resources for users, and the problems addicts encounter trying to become drug-free helps us form an appropriate response to today?s drug problem. The Facts About Drug Use is an essential tool for accomplishing these objectives.
This remarkable book enables those with little or no background in science or health care to understand the often complex issues of drug use. In jargon-free language, Barry Stimmel discusses the differences in the psychological and physical effects of various drugs and how particular substances affect certain people in different ways. He provides current, reliable, and unbiased information on methods for dealing with drug dependency, alcohol and central nervous system depressants, hallucinogens, heroin, nicotine, marijuana, caffeine, amphetamines, designer drugs, and steroids.
The Facts About Drug Use is based on considerable research and professional experience. To facilitate more extensive research, selected references are listed in the final section of the book. A glossary listing common street names for drugs will be invaluable to those interested in identifying specific substances.
Some of the specific areas covered in this in-depth book are
This remarkable book enables those with little or no background in science or health care to understand the often complex issues of drug use. In jargon-free language, Barry Stimmel discusses the differences in the psychological and physical effects of various drugs and how particular substances affect certain people in different ways. He provides current, reliable, and unbiased information on methods for dealing with drug dependency, alcohol and central nervous system depressants, hallucinogens, heroin, nicotine, marijuana, caffeine, amphetamines, designer drugs, and steroids.
The Facts About Drug Use is based on considerable research and professional experience. To facilitate more extensive research, selected references are listed in the final section of the book. A glossary listing common street names for drugs will be invaluable to those interested in identifying specific substances.
Some of the specific areas covered in this in-depth book are
384 pages, Paperback
First published May 28, 1991
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