01931nam a22003017a 4500 20231108132937.0 151204t20162016enka b 001 0 eng d 2015959273 0198745796 0198745796 (OCoLC)ocn951233140 AU@ eng AU@ rda OCLCO YDXCP OCLCO OCLCF NHA BD-DhBPA RM301.15 .I94 2016 615.1 23 IVD 2016 Iversen, Leslie L., author. Drugs : a very short introduction / Les Iversen. Second edition. Fully updated new edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016. Oxford University Press, 2016. 2016. 130 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. Very short introductions Includes bibliographical references and index. DRUG & 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.-- Drugs. 142498 Drugs. fast 142498 Very short introductions. ddc BK 50669 50669 0 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC CHILD 0 615.1 IVD 2016 107473 2018-05-30 00:00:00 2018-05-30 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC CHILD 1 1 615.1 IVD 2016 107474 2019-10-09 00:00:00 2019-05-16 2018-05-30 BK