Synopses & Reviews
Together, the first two editions of Buzzedhave sold over 120,000 copies'"and now the authors have revised and updated the book to include the most recent discoveries about drugs, including new information on the energy drinks craze, prescription drugs such as OxyContin and Ambien, and the date-rape drug GHB. Scientifically accurate and easy to read, this no-nonsense handbook gives the most balanced, objective information available on the most often used and abused drugs, from alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine to heroin, Ecstasy, and methamphetamine. In both quick-reference summaries and in-depth analysis, it reports on how these drugs enter the body, how they manipulate the brain, their short-term and long-term effects, the kinds of 'high' they produce, and the circumstances in which they can be deadly. Neither a 'Just Say No' treatise nor a 'How to' manual, Buzzedis based on the conviction that people make better decisions with accurate information at hand.
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" " Dallas Morning News
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" " Ellen Gold, chair of the Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Task Force, American College Health Association
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" " Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting
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Synopsis
Together, the first two editions of have sold over 120,000 copies--and now the authors have revised and updated the book to include the most recent discoveries about drugs, including new information on the energy drinks craze, prescription drugs such as OxyContin and Ambien, and the date-rape drug GHB. Scientifically accurate and easy to read, this no-nonsense handbook gives the most balanced, objective information available on the most often used and abused drugs, from alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine to heroin, Ecstasy, and methamphetamine. In both quick-reference summaries and in-depth analysis, it reports on how these drugs enter the body, how they manipulate the brain, their short-term and long-term effects, the kinds of "high" they produce, and the circumstances in which they can be deadly. Neither a "Just Say No" treatise nor a "How to" manual, is based on the conviction that people make better decisions with accurate information at hand.
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Scientifically accurate and easy to read, this no-nonsense handbook gives the most balanced, objective information available on the most-often used and abused drugs, from alcohol to methamphetamine, and their effects on body and behavior.
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The third edition of the essential, accessible source for understanding how drugs work and their effects on body and behavior.
About the Author
Cynthia Kuhnis professor of pharmacology at the Duke University Medical Center.Scott Swartzwelderis professor of psychiatry and psychology at the Duke University Medical Center.Wilkie Wilsonis professor of pharmacology at the Duke University Medical Center.