Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-150) and index.
Contents
Drugs : the changing scene -- Addiction and the brain -- Marijuana, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine -- Club drugs -- Prescription drugs and inhalants -- Drugs and the young brain -- Drug abuses, you, and society -- Starting and stopping : prevention and treatment -- Reducing the supply -- Should drugs be legalized?
Summary
Discusses drugs and drug abuse and describes the physical, emotional, psychological, social, and legal effects of drug use.