Drugs, Society and Human Behavior provides the latest information on drug use and its effects on society as well as on individuals. Trusted for more than four decades by both instructors and students, this authoritative resource examines drugs and drug use from a variety of perspectives: behavioral, pharmacological, historical, social, legal, and clinical. Every release includes the very latest information and statistics on drug use trends, treatments, and drug-related mortality.
Section One Drug Use in Modern Society
1 Drug Use: An Overview
2 Drug Use as A Social Problem
3 A History Of Drug Policy in the United States
Section Two How Drugs Work
4 The Nervous System
5 The Actions of Drugs
Section Three: Uppers And Downers
6 Stimulants
7 Depressants and Inhalants
8 Medication for Mental Disorders
Section Four Alcohol
9 Alcohol
Section Five Familiar Drugs
10 Tobacco
11 Caffeine
12 Dietary Supplements and Over-The-Counter Drugs
Section Six Restricted Drugs
13 Opioids
14 Psychedelics
15 Cannabis
16 Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Section Seven Prevention and Harm Reduction
17 Preventing Substance Abuse
18 Treating Substance Use Disorders and Drug Policy Alternatives
Appendix A Drug Names
Appendix B Resources For Information And Assistance
Glossary
Index
Dr. Carl Hart is an Associate Professor in both the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Columbia University and is also a Research Scientist in the Division of Substance Abuse at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. A major focus of Dr. Harts research is to understand the complex interactions between neurobiological and environmental factors that mediate and modulate the actions of drugs of abuse, including drug-taking behaviour and cognitive performance. Dr. Harts research has been supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse for the past several years. In addition to his substantial research responsibilities, Dr. Hart teaches an undergraduate Drugs and Behaviour course and was recently awarded Columbia Universitys highest teaching award.
Charles Ksir received his bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and his Ph.D. from Indiana University in Bloomington. Following his postdoctoral training in Neurobiology at the Worcester Foundation in Massachusetts, he began a 34-year career in teaching and research at the University of Wyoming, where he also served in a variety of administrative positions. Now a professor emeritus, he focuses his efforts on teaching and textbook writing. He has taught the psychology course Drugs and Behaviour to more than three thousand students since 1972 and has received several teaching awards.
