Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society
, by Levinthal, Charles F.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780205037261 | 0205037267
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/30/2010
For undergraduate courses on Drugs and Behavior. #xA0; This text examines the impact of drug-taking behavior on our society and our daily lives.#xA0; The use and abuse of a wide range of licit and illicit drugs are discussed from historical, biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives. #xA0; In today's world, drugs and their use present a social paradox, combining the potential for good and for bad. As a society and as individuals, we can be the beneficiaries of drugs or their victims.#xA0; Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society, Sixth Editionfeatures a comprehensive review of psychoactive drugs, and is notable for the attention it gives to two aspects of drug-taking behavior that have been underreported in other texts: steroid abuse and inhalant abuse.