Understanding street drugs [electronic resource] : a handbook of substance misuse for parents, teachers and other professionals / David Emmett and Graeme Nice.

By: Emmett, DavidContributor(s): Emmett, David. Understanding drugs | Nice, Graeme | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; Philadelphia : J. Kingsley, 2006Edition: 2nd edDescription: 335 p. : illSubject(s): Drug abuse -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain | Drug abuse -- Treatment -- Great Britain | Youth -- Drug use -- PreventionGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 362.290941 LOC classification: HV5840.G7 | E55 2006Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
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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.

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