The Science of Marijuana

Leslie L. Iversen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

302 Seiten

2000
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-513123-9 (ISBN)

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The Science of Marijuana

Leslie L. Iversen

2007

Buch | Softcover

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Explains how cannabis acts in the brain and assesses the scientific basis for the medical use of cannabis and risks this may entail. The book is written with a minimum of scientific jargon or technical language for readers who want to know more about the science that underlies the cannabis debate.

Leslie Iverson explains how cannabis acts in the brain and assesses the scientific basis for the medical use of cannabis and risks this may entail. The author is a scientist with an expert knowledge of the subject and the book is written with a minimum of scientific jargon or technical language for readers who want to know more about the science that underlies the current cannabis debate.

Foreword by Solomon H. Snyder; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The Pharmacology of THC, the Psychoactive Ingredient in Cannabis; 3. The Effects of Cannabis on the Central Nervous System; 4. Medical Uses of Marijuana - Fact or Fantasy?; 5. Is Cannabis Safe?; 6. The Recreational Use of Cannabis; 7. What Next?

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.4.2000
Co-Autor	Solomon H. Snyder
Zusatzinfo	3 halftones, 23 line illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
ISBN-10	0-19-513123-1 / 0195131231
ISBN-13	978-0-19-513123-9 / 9780195131239
Zustand	Neuware