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Author O'Brien, Robert, 1932-

Title The encyclopedia of drug abuse / Robert O'Brien and Sidney Cohen.

Publication Info. New York : Facts on File, [1984]
©1984

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.29 O13E    Check Shelf
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.
Drugs -- Dictionaries.
Indexed Term Drug abuse.
Subject Substance-Related Disorders -- Dictionary -- English.
Added Author Cohen, Sidney, 1910-
Added Title Drug abuse.
ISBN 0871966905
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