Understanding Drugs

A Handbook for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals

David Emmett, Graeme Nice (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

1996
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-85302-400-9 (ISBN)

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This guide to drugs and their misuse aims to equip readers with the ability to recognise a drug misuse situation and offer the right information, help and guidance. It provides an overview of the facts and issues, including the present drug scene, legal rights and responsibilities, treatments available, and the legalization debate. It is aimed at any adult who works or lives with young people and is concerned about the modern drug culture. A list of national agencies and helplines is provided.

A brief history of drugs and a snapshot of the current drug scene; cannabis; stimulants - amphetamine, methylamphetamine, cocaine, crack and freebase cocaine; hallucinogens - LSD, Ecstacy, hallucinogenic or magic mushrooms; opiates - heroin, methadone; volatile substance abuse - solvents, nitrites (poppers); tranquillizers; anabolic steroids; over the counter medicines; signs and symptioms of substance abuse; paraphernalia of substance abuse; managing drug-related incidents; common reasons for drug and substance misuse and details of available treatment; details of national drug agencies; the language of drug and substance abuse; the legalization debate.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.1996
Zusatzinfo	30 illustrations, index
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 235 mm
Gewicht	498 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-85302-400-7 / 1853024007
ISBN-13	978-1-85302-400-9 / 9781853024009
Zustand	Neuware