From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs - Couverture souple

Rosen, Winifred; Weil, Andrew T.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0618483799 ISBN 13 : 9780618483792

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2004

Synopsis

A guide to mind-altering medications describes the effects of legal and illegal drugs, including side effects, safety precautions, and alternatives, looking at everything from coffee and chocolate to marijuana, psychedelics, steroids, antihistamines, oxycontin, Prozac, ephedra, and other drugs.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

From Chocolate to Morphine is the definitive guide to drugs and drug use from one of America’s most respected and best-known doctors. This enormously popular book — the best and most authoritative resource for unbiased information about how drugs affect the mind and the body — covers a wide range of available substances, from coffee to marijuana, antihistamines to psychedelics, steroids to smart drugs, and discusses likely effects, precautions, and alternatives. Now expanded and updated to cover such drugs as oxycontin, Ecstasy, Prozac, and ephedra and to address numerous ongoing issues, including the United States’ war on drugs, marijuana for therapeutic use, the overuse of drugs for children diagnosed with ADHD, and more, From Chocolate to Morphine is an invaluable resource.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0618483799
• ISBN 13: 9780618483792
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304