Forbidden Drugs - Couverture souple

Robson, Philip

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0199559961 ISBN 13 : 9780199559961

Editeur : Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2009

Synopsis

Recreational drug use is a world-wide phenomenon. Despite the best efforts of governments, the public fascination with drugs shows no signs of abating. With media accounts of illegal drug use often verging on the hysterical, this book provides a refreshingly balanced and honest account of drug use throughout the world, one based on scientific fact, and not on dogma. The book examines all the drugs currently used throughout the world, looking at their effects and side-effects. Why do peple use drugs? Why do they become addicted? What are the lessons to be learned from making drugs illegal? Updated for the third edition with chapters rewritten to take account of scientific, epidemiological and political developments since the second edition, and with a new section on the present and future U.S. drug policy from high-profile contributors, the book provides a much needed rational approach to the problem of drug use.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Philip Robson (MBBS, MRCP, FRCPsych) gained experience in hospital medicine, clinical pharmacology and drug development before training as a psychiatrist. He has worked in drug dependency units in Melbourne and London and developed a regional service for drug users in Oxfordshire. Since 2000 he has worked with GW Pharmaceuticals plc in exploring the therapeutic potential of cannabis-based medicines.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0199559961
• ISBN 13: 9780199559961
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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