01854nam a22002777a 450000500170000000800410001701000170005802000150007502000150009003500240010504000660012905000240019508200240021910000330024324500550027625000200033125000310035126000830038230000410046549000290050650400510053552009320058665000110151865000170152983000300154620231108132937.0151204t20162016enka     b    001 0 eng d  a  2015959273  a0198745796  a0198745796  a(OCoLC)ocn951233140  aAU@bengcAU@erdadOCLCOdYDXCPdOCLCOdOCLCFdNHAdBD-DhBPA00aRM301.15b.I94 201604a615.1223bIVD 20161 aIversen, Leslie L.,eauthor.10aDrugs :ba very short introduction /cLes Iversen.  aSecond edition.  aFully updated new edition.  aOxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.bOxford University Press, 2016.c2016.  a130 pages :billustrations ;c18 cm.1 aVery short introductions  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aDRUG & SUBSTANCE ABUSE: SOCIAL ASPECTS. The twentieth century saw a remarkable upsurge of research on drugs, with major advances in the treatment of bacterial and viral infections, heart disease, stomach ulcers, cancer, and metal illnesses. These, along with the introduction of the oral contraceptive, have altered all of our lives. There has also been an increase in the recreational use and abuse of drugs in the Western world. This Very Short Introduction, in its second edition, gives a non-technical account of how drugs work in the body. Reviewing both legal (alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine) and illegal drugs, Les Iversen disscusses why some are addictive, and whether drug laws need reform. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly.-- 0aDrugs. 7aDrugs.2fast 0aVery short introductions.