Matters of Substance: Drugs - and Why Everyone's a User - Couverture rigide

Edwards, Griffith

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0713996897 ISBN 13 : 9780713996890

Editeur : Allen Lane, 2004

Synopsis

Why did cannabis become illegal in the 20th century? How effective will changes to licensing laws be in changing our drinking habits? And what does opium and LSD use have in common? On Drugs presents a radical and lucid approach to the much-debated question of drug control. Arguing for a consideration of all drugs - from valium to crack cocaine - as more than its chemical structure, Edwards expands the idea that the effect of a drug is just as dependent on the social setting, historical legacy and the psychology of the individual. Authoritative and wide-ranging, this book should inform all future debates on drugs and society.

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À propos de l'auteur

Griffith Edwards set up the Addiction Research Unit in 1967, a research group which grew into what is now Britain's National Addiction Centre. He has advised the Department of Health, the Home Office and the Cabinet Office on aspects of drug and alcohol policy, alongside advising the WHO. He set up research projects in Africa and Latin America and in the USA has acted as consultant to the White House Office in drug abuse. His books have been translated into 12 different languages. He is currently editor-in-chief of the international scientific journal Addiction and Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Allen Lane
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0713996897
• ISBN 13: 9780713996890
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
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