Drugs: A Very Short Introduction
by Iversen, Leslie
Series: Very Short Introductions Published by : Oxford University Press (New York) Physical details: 130 Pages 17x11 cm | PB ISBN:9780192854315.
Subject(s):
Drugs -- Popular works
Year: 2001
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General Stacks | Non-fiction | 615.1 I94D 2001 (Browse shelf) | Available | 35918 |
Includes Index and Illustrations.
During the 20th century, the introduction of new medicines for the treatment of infections, heart disease, cancer, and mental illnesses and the oral contraceptive have altered all of our lives. This work gives an account of how drugs work in the body, and reviews both legal (alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine) and illegal recreational drugs.
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