Buzzed
The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy
Published on 20. June 2014
368 pages
978-0-393-34964-1 (ISBN)
Description
The fourth edition of the essential, accessible source for understanding how drugs work and their effects on body and behavior.
A bestseller in its three previous editions, Buzzed is now revised and updated with the most recent discoveries about drugs. It includes new information about biological and behavioral changes in addiction, the prescription-drug abuse epidemic, distinctive drug effects on the adolescent brain, and trends from synthetic cannabinoids to e-cigarettes. "Lively, highly informative, unbiased, [and] thorough” (Addiction Research & Theory), this no-nonsense handbook surveys the most used and abused drugs from caffeine to heroin to methamphetamine. In both quick-reference summaries and in-depth analysis, it reports on how these drugs enter the body, how they manipulate the brain, their short-term and long-term effects, the different "highs” they produce, and the circumstances in which they can be deadly. Neither a "just say no” treatise nor a "how-to” manual, Buzzed is based on the conviction that people make better decisions with accurate information in hand.More details
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Cynthia Kuhn | Scott Swartzwelder | Wilkie Wilson
Buzzed
The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy
Book
09/2014
4th Edition
WW Norton & Co
€38.56
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Previous edition
Cynthia Kuhn | Scott Swartzwelder | Wilkie Wilson
Buzzed
The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, Fifth Edition
E-Book
07/2019
1st Edition
W. W. Norton & Company
€18.49
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Persons
Cynthia Kuhn, PhD, is professor of pharmacology at Duke University School of Medicine and Scott Swartzwelder, PhD, is associate vice president for Neuropsychology and Child and Adolescent Services at Avance Health System and Centers of Excellence in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, and holds professorships in psychiatry, psychology, and neuroscience at Duke University. They both reside in Durham, North Carolina.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Just Say Know
- Test Your Drug Knowledge
- Part I
- Alcohol
- Caffeine
- Ecstasy
- Hallucinogens
- Herbal Drugs
- Inhalants
- Marijuana
- Nicotine
- Opiates
- Sedatives
- Steroids
- Stimulants
- Part II
- Brain Basics
- Drug Basics
- Addiction
- Legal Issues
- Illustrations
- Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Praise for Buzzed
- About the Authors
- Copyright
