Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol
- ISBN-10
- 002897185X
- ISBN-13
- 9780028971858
- Category
- Psychology / Psychopathology / Addiction
- Pages
- 1861
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Macmillan Library Reference USA
- Author
- Jerome Jaffe
Description
A reference on the use and abuse of legal and illegal drugs. It covers: the history of drug and alcohol use; the international drug trade; drug use in the treatment of disease; physical and psychological effects of drug and alcohol use; and individual drugs.
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