Description |
xxvii, 454 pages ; 26 cm |
Contents |
Preface -- History of drugs and man -- Drug classification chart -- Entries A-Z -- Appendix 1 : street language -- Appendix 2 : slang synonyms for drugs -- Appendix 3 : Tables (drug control laws ; drug treatment units ; drug users in treatment ; public attitudes toward alcohol and drugs ; reported patterns of drug use ; trafficking in and growth of cocaine abuse) -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-445) and index. |
Summary |
Comprehensive terminology that refers to drug abuse. Also includes entries to foreign countries and how they handle the problem. Intended for laypersons and professionals. Designed as a companion volume to Encyclopedia of alcoholism, edited by Robert O'Brien and Morris Chafetz, 1982. Entries are explanatory and vary in length. Miscellaneous appendixes that identify street language, slang synonyms, fifty-five tables, and selected sources of information (including foreign countries). Lengthy bibliography. Index. |
Subject |
Drug abuse -- Dictionaries.
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Drugs -- Dictionaries.
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Indexed Term |
Drug abuse. |
Subject |
Substance-Related Disorders -- Dictionary -- English.
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Added Author |
Cohen, Sidney, 1910-
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Added Title |
Drug abuse. |
ISBN |
0871966905 |
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