A Handbook on Drug and Alcohol Abuse

This comprehensive source of pharmacological and medical information on patterns of drug abuse in the USA has been updated and revised to include two new chapters on nicotine and cocaine. It offers a critical survey of a wide range of experimental and clinical studies.

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A comprehensive source of pharmacological and medical information on patterns of drug abuse in the United States, this text has been revised and updated throughout. There are two new chapters, one on cocaine, the other on nicotine and tobacco. The volume emphasizes important similarities and differences between patterns of drug use and offers a critical survey of a wide range of experimental and clinical studies. Pharmacological aspects of the management of selected clinical problems are also considered.