Prescription drug abuse / Karla Fitzhugh.
Material type: TextSeries: What's the deal?Publication details: Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2006.Description: 56 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 1403470243
- 362.29 22
- RC564.3 .F586 2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 55) and index.
Prescription drug abuse-what's the deal? -- Prescription drugs today -- What is prescription drug abuse? -- Why do people abuse prescription drugs? -- What is addiction? -- Prescription drugs and the law -- Opiates -- Stimulants -- Sedatives -- Anabolic steroids -- Ketamine -- Are other prescription drugs abused? -- Wider effects -- Can drug abuse and addiction be prevented? -- Giving up prescription drugs -- Help and advice.
Examines the problems associated with prescription drug abuse, laws that govern it, and treatment for those addicted; and contains real-life case studies and quotes from drug users and health professionals.
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