The Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs

Subjects:

• Health/Medicine » Health/Medicine (General)
• Science » Science (General)
• Health/Medicine » Substance Abuse
• Health/Medicine » Public Health

Awards:

• Booklist Top 10 Science Reference Sources for under $100

Reviews:

• The writing is nontechnical and can be understood by students and general readers, but the book's most useful feature is the list of up-to-date scientific articles that follow each entry and the supplementary list of print and Internet sources....Recommended. General readers and undergraduates.
  —Choice September 2003
• An effective starting point for student research. Concise, clear articles give readers a handle on specific topics while pointing them to futher sources for more in-depth information.
  —School Library Journal August 2003
• An outstanding example of the successful communication of complex and potentially controversial information....[a]n eminently suitable book for public reference libraries. It could also be considered for college libraires, especially those catering for students in such subjects as social work, education and health studies, who are all likely to need basic information in this contentious area.
  —Reference Reviews October 2003
• This book is a valuable and usable resource for anyone who reads. Professionals, not trained in medications or drugs, who encounter situations where knowing about a drug or class of drugs can be important, will find this book very helpful. This book is recommended for anyone who has a need to know about drugs and their effects. It is more useful than many other books on drugs and shows the effort of the author to provide solid and reliable information about the drugs. It does that very well.
  —Issues in Child Abuse Accusations .
• This book is recommended to all type of libraries as an excellent, specialized reference, and it useful high school and undergraduate students writing term papers on additive drugs.
  —E-Streams Pharmacology October 2003
• Courses such as psychology or those with a research angle is addictive drugs will find this title useful.
  —Library Media Connection November/December 2003
• A remarkably clear and informative work intended for a wide audience....The Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs is recommended for high-school, academic, and large public libraries.
  —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin August 2003

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Drug Types
• Alphabetical Listings of Drugs
• Sources for More Information
• Index

PDF Catalogs:

Sale Catalog 2008.pdf