Drugs Across the Spectrum, International Edition

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Up-to-date and student-oriented, Goldberg's four-color text encourages students to examine the motivation for drug use, social implications of drug use, legal ramifications, and factors affecting how drugs interact with the human body. It provides a look at the history and culture surrounding drug use and abuse, key information regarding specific types of drugs, and a review of drug treatment, education, and prevention approaches and programs. Utilizing active learning features like "Fact or Fiction" and "Thinking Critically" questions, DRUGS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM, 6e, INTERNATIONAL EDITION engages and educates students about the topics and issues related to drugs in society.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-05-18
Mått85 x 8 x 107 mm
Vikt730 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor360
Upplaga6
FörlagCengage Learning
ISBN9780495558330

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Pardess Mitchell is a professor in the Kinesiology and Health Education Department at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. Prior to working at Harper College, Pardess worked as a middle school Health Education teacher. At Harper College, she teaches Drugs in Our Culture and several other Health Education classes in both classroom and online settings. Pardess received her bachelor's in Health Education from the University of Maryland, her master's in Health Education from Southern Illinois University and her doctorate in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, from Northern Illinois University.

1. Drugs in Perspective.2. Drugs in Contemporary Society.3. Motivations for Drug Use.4. Drugs and the Law.5. The Pharmacology and Physiology of Drug Use.6. Alcohol.7. Tobacco.8. Narcotics.9. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs.10. Psychotherapeutic Drugs.11. Stimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamines, Methamphetamines, and Caffeine.12. Marijuana.13. Hallucinogens.14. Over-the-Counter Drugs.15. Substance Abuse Treatment.16. Drug Prevention and Education.Bibliography.Glossary.Index.