People have been using substances to lift their spirits for millennia. Techniques for fermenting beer and related tipples are known from Egypt and Sumeria 4000 years ago, and they soon spread across the inhabited world. Coca leaves (the source of cocaine), tobacco, and caffeine were also popular with ancient cultures. Humans may have an evolutionary pre-disposition to seek out narcotics, even though they can be addictive and damaging. Some people may have genes which make them more genetically prone to drug addiction than others. This book includes research on drug taking, examining both legal highs, such as alcohol, nicotine and caffeine, and illegal stimulants, such as marijuana, LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, amphetamines, heroin and magic mushrooms and the so-called date-rape drugs rohypnol and GHB.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
NOVA Science Publishers INC International Concepts
ISBN-13
9781600218088
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87108014
Product Key Features
Author
Terri a Walcott
Publication Name
Drug & Alcohol Abuse Research Focus
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Healthcare System
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
206 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
180mm
Item Width
260mm
Item Weight
632g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Terri a Walcott
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