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Concise, comprehensive, & clear, this handy reference provides authoritative information on drugs of abuse, whether illegal or legal. Characteristics of the users of each drug are accompanied by explanations of how the drug is used; where it is found; how it affects the mind, the body, & behavior; the names & forms under which it is sold; its addictive, lethal, & overdose potential; symptoms & signs of abuse; & more. Easy-to-use, written for professionals & nonprofessionals alike, this is a book that no one concerned about drug use can afford to be without. Includes 31 graphs. "Will shock readers who are indifferent to the problem of drug abuse in this country."
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Carol Falkowski, Director of Research Communications at the Hazelden Foundation, is author of the new reference book, Dangerous Drugs: An Easy-to-Use Reference for Parents and Professionals.For nearly 20 years she has monitored drug abuse trends at the national level, as one of 20 researchers in the country who participates in a drug abuse monitoring network of the National Institute of Drug Abuse.Falkowski advised the US Food and Drug Administration (1995 - 1999) regarding the safety, efficacy, and abuse potential of certain drugs, and has provided consultation to the National Institute of Justice, the National Drug Intelligence Center, Join Together, and numerous states. Before coming to Hazelden in 1997, she was research coordinator at the Minnesota state alcohol and drug abuse authority for 15 years.Falkowski was featured in the 1999 Showtime documentary by Robert Zemeckis, "'Smoking, Drinking, and Drugging in the Twentieth Century."' She also produced a Hazelden video entitled "'Addi
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- PublisherDiane Pub Co
- ISBN 10 0756759323
- ISBN 13 9780756759322
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages296
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