Handbook of Abusable Drugs

Blum, Kenneth

ISBN 10: 0898760364 / ISBN 13: 9780898760361

Published by Gardner Press, Inc., New York, NY, 1984

About this Item

This book is in Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The Spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The text pages are generally clean, but there is a section of about 25 pages that have highlighting. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and spot of rubbing and wrinkling. "Blum collaborated on a study that found a correlation between an allele in the dopamine D2 Receptor and alcoholism in a post-mortem study of brain tissue from 35 alcoholics and 35 non-alcoholics. Blum believed his work to be of broader scope, calling this gene a "reward gene" which covers other addictive behaviors including drug addiction, smoking, overeating, and pathological gambling. " (from Wikipedia).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of Abusable Drugs
• Publisher: Gardner Press, Inc., New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898760364
• ISBN 13: 9780898760361
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-

About this title

Synopsis

Classic reference on abusable drugs

Synopsis

In 21 chapters, arranged in logical sequence from the introduction to social pharmacology to simple definitions of drug states, the book traces drug use through history and analyses the contemporary drug scene. It includes a glossary of street and scientific terms, finger-tip drug charts, and over 3,500 selected references. The treatment and prevention sections for each prototype drug encompasses detailed clinical information. The book concludes with a provocative discussion of the prospects for drug abuse including diagnosis, intervention and treatment. This is a monumental work with theoretical and practical significance.