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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Drug Use and Abuse
Defining Drug Abuse
Characteristics of Drug Use and Abuse
The Functions of Psychotropic Drugs
The Nature of Drug Addiction and Dependence
History of Drug Control
Opium Trade in China in the 18th and 19th Centuries
International Controls
National Controls
Extent of Contemporary Drug Abuse
Mexico’s Raging Drug Wars
Designer Drugs
Chapter 2: Social and Ethical Issues of Drug Use and Abuse
Conflicting Values in Drug Use
Erich Fromm
Youth and Drugs
Narcotics in the Public Consciousness
Issues of Legalization
Speaking Out on Drug Decriminalization
Proponents of Legalization
The Impact on Youth
The Impact of Drug Prices
Drug Abuse in Sports
Steroid Use in Major League Baseball
Statements Before Congress
Chapter 3: Psychotropic and Hallucinogenic Drugs
Opium and Its Derivatives
Opium Alkaloids
Opium Poppy
Physiological Actions of Opiates
Thomas De Quincey
Means of Administration
Therapy for Opiate Dependence
Vincent Paul Dole
Hallucinogenic Drugs and Hallucination
Types of Hallucinogens
Albert Hofmann
Peyote
History of Hallucinogens
Physiological and Psychological Effects
Hallucinogen Users
Timothy Leary
Chapter 4: Nonnarcotic Drugs, Cannabis, and Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Barbiturates, Stimulants, and Tranquilizers
Barbiturates
Stimulants
Coffee
Coca
Tranquilizers
Cannabis
Valium
Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Practices
Erythropoietin
Gene Doping
Chapter 5: Alcohol Consumption and Health
Types of Alcoholic Beverages
Wine
Ethyl Alcohol
Beer
Distilled Spirits
Proof
Alcohol and the Individual
Absorption Through the Stomach and Intestines
Processing in the Liver
Accumulation in the Body
Effects of Alcohol on the Brain
Effects on Behaviour
Blood Alcohol Concentration
Breathalyzer
Long-Term Health Effects of Drinking
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Chapter 6: Alcohol and Society
Alcohol Consumption in Society
History of Alcohol Use: Early Societies
History of Alcohol Use: Classical Peoples
Tavern
Alcohol in Modern Societies
Temperance Movement
Prohibition
Alcohol Consumption Worldwide
Public House
Alcohol Problems and Controls
Individual and Social Effects
Alcohol Control
Modern Trends in Understanding Alcohol Consumption
Chapter 7: Alcoholism
Defining Alcoholism
Elvin M. Jellinek
Causes of Alcoholism
Prevalence of Alcoholism
Jacques Bertillon
Diseases Associated with Alcoholism
Acute Diseases
Chronic Diseases
Treatment of Alcoholism
Physiological Therapies
Psychological Therapies
Social Treatment
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Results of Treatment
Chapter 8: Smoking: Tobacco and Health
Methods of Tobacco Consumption
Chewing Tobacco
Cigars
Snuff
Tobacco Pipe
Cigarettes
Smoking and Health
Health Consequences of Smoking
Nicotine
Sir Richard Shaboe Doll
Smoking Cessation
Chapter 9: Smoking: Public Policy and Social and Cultural History
Smoking and Public Policy
The Goals and Strategies of Public Policy on Smoking
Regulation
Taxation
Litigation Against the Tobacco Industry
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
A Social and Cultural History of Smoking
Tobacco in New World Culture
Sacred Pipe
Tobacco in Old World Culture
Jean Nicot
The Age of the Cigarette
George Washington Hill
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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