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Drugs-- without the hot air : minimising the harms of legal and illegal drugs / David Nutt.
Publication details: Cambridge, England : UIT, c2012.Description: xii, 352 p. : ill., map ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781906860165 (pbk.) :
- 1906860165 (pbk.) :
- Drugs without the hot air [Spine title]
- RM316 .N88 2012
Contents:
Why I had to write this book -- Is ecstasy more dangerous than horse riding? -- How can we measure the harms done by drugs? -- Why do people take drugs? -- Cannabis, and why did Queen Victoria take it? -- If alcohol were discovered today, would it be legal? -- "Meow, meow" - should mephedrone have been banned? -- What is addiction? Is there an "addictive personality?" -- Can addiction be cured? -- Cocaine - from chewing to crack -- Why was smoking banned in public places? -- Prescription drugs -- Can drugs improve performance? -- Psychedelics - should scientists try LSD? -- The War on Drugs, and drugs in war -- The future of drugs -- What should I tell my kids about drugs?
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | RM 316 .N88 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5084375 |
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| RM 315 .P718 2021 Drugs and the neuroscience of behavior : an introduction to psychopharmacology / | RM 316 .C37 2000 Drugs in modern society / | RM 316 .K84 2003 Buzzed : the straight facts about the most used and abused drugs from alcohol to ecstasy / | RM 316 .N88 2012 Drugs-- without the hot air : minimising the harms of legal and illegal drugs / | RM 316 .R39 2004 Drugs, society, and human behavior / | RM 324.8 .P65 2018 How to change your mind / | RM 332 .K73 2016 Ordinarily well : the case for antidepressants / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why I had to write this book -- Is ecstasy more dangerous than horse riding? -- How can we measure the harms done by drugs? -- Why do people take drugs? -- Cannabis, and why did Queen Victoria take it? -- If alcohol were discovered today, would it be legal? -- "Meow, meow" - should mephedrone have been banned? -- What is addiction? Is there an "addictive personality?" -- Can addiction be cured? -- Cocaine - from chewing to crack -- Why was smoking banned in public places? -- Prescription drugs -- Can drugs improve performance? -- Psychedelics - should scientists try LSD? -- The War on Drugs, and drugs in war -- The future of drugs -- What should I tell my kids about drugs?
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