Drug Use and Abuse - Softcover

Maisto, Stephen A.; Galizio, Mark; Connors, Gerard J.

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ISBN 10: 049509207X ISBN 13: 9780495092070

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2007

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DRUG USE AND ABUSE takes an interdisciplinary approach in its coverage of current drug issues. It weaves psychological, historical, cultural, social, biological, and medical perspectives -- emphasizing the idea that a drug's effects depend not only on its properties, but also on the biological and psychological characteristics of its user. This theme is highlighted throughout, and is prominent in discussions of the individual classes of drugs, as well as in the chapters on pharmacology and psychopharmacology.

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Maisto (psychology, Syracuse U.) et al. provide a text for undergraduates on drug use and abuse that focuses on influential biological, psychological, and social factors and effects. They argue that effects are determined by both the chemical structure and interaction in the body, the user's biological and psychological characteristics, and setting

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