Drugs and controlled substances : informatjion for students /
Stacy Blachford, Kristine Krapp, editors.
- Detroit, MI. : Gale, c2003.
- xxvi, 495 p. : illus. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Alcohol -- Amphetamines -- Amyl nitrite -- Antidepressants -- Barbiturates -- Benodiazepine -- Benzylpiperazine/Trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine -- Caffeine -- Catha edulis -- Cocaine -- Codeine -- Creatine -- Designer drugs -- Dextroamphetamine -- Dextromethorphan -- Diet pills -- Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) -- Diurectic -- Ecstasy (MDMA) -- Ephedra -- Fentanyl -- GBL -- GHB -- Herbal drugs -- Heroin -- Hydromorphone -- Inhalants -- Ketamine -- LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) -- Marijuana -- Melatonin -- Meperidine -- Mescaline -- Methadone -- Methampetamine -- Methaqualone -- Methylphenidate -- morphine -- Nicotine -- Nitrous oxide -- Opium -- Oxycodone -- PCP (phencyclidine) -- PMA and PMMA -- Psilocybin -- Rohypnol -- Salvia divinorum -- steroids -- Tranquilizers -- 2C-B (Nexus).
Provides detailed information about the composition, history, effect, uses and abuses of common drugs including illegal drugs and addictive substances, as well as commonly abuse classes of prescription drugs.
078766264X (hardcover : alk. paper)
Drug abuse--Juvenile literature.
Drugs.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Alcohol -- Amphetamines -- Amyl nitrite -- Antidepressants -- Barbiturates -- Benodiazepine -- Benzylpiperazine/Trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine -- Caffeine -- Catha edulis -- Cocaine -- Codeine -- Creatine -- Designer drugs -- Dextroamphetamine -- Dextromethorphan -- Diet pills -- Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) -- Diurectic -- Ecstasy (MDMA) -- Ephedra -- Fentanyl -- GBL -- GHB -- Herbal drugs -- Heroin -- Hydromorphone -- Inhalants -- Ketamine -- LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) -- Marijuana -- Melatonin -- Meperidine -- Mescaline -- Methadone -- Methampetamine -- Methaqualone -- Methylphenidate -- morphine -- Nicotine -- Nitrous oxide -- Opium -- Oxycodone -- PCP (phencyclidine) -- PMA and PMMA -- Psilocybin -- Rohypnol -- Salvia divinorum -- steroids -- Tranquilizers -- 2C-B (Nexus).
Provides detailed information about the composition, history, effect, uses and abuses of common drugs including illegal drugs and addictive substances, as well as commonly abuse classes of prescription drugs.
078766264X (hardcover : alk. paper)
Drug abuse--Juvenile literature.
Drugs.