Drugs Across The Spectrum

Up-to-date and student-oriented, DRUGS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM, encourages students to examine the motivation for drug use, the social implications of drug use, legal ramifications and factors affecting how drugs interact with the human body. The eighth edition looks at the history and culture surrounding drug use and abuse, provides key information regarding specific types of drugs and reviews drug treatment, education and prevention approaches and programs. Using active learning features like Fact or Fiction and Thinking Critically questions, authors Goldberg and Mitchell engage and educate students about the topics and issues related to drugs in society. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

DRUGS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM, 7E, International Edition encourages you to examine the motivation for drug use, social implications of drug use, legal ramifications, and factors affecting how drugs interact with the human body. It provides a look at the history and culture surrounding drug use and abuse, key information regarding specific types of drugs, and a review of drug treatment, education, and prevention approaches and programs. Utilizing active learning features like "Fact or Fiction" and "Thinking Critically" questions, Goldberg offers an engaging book that helps readers personally understand the issues of drugs in society.

DRUGS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM invites you to examine the motivation for drug use, the social implications of drug use, legal ramifications, and factors affecting how drugs interact with the human body. The ninth edition looks at the history and culture surrounding drug use and abuse, provides key information regarding specific types of drugs and reviews drug treatment, education and prevention approaches and programs. Using active learning features like "Fact or Fiction" and "Thinking Critically" questions, authors Goldberg and Mitchell help you understand the issues of drugs in society today.

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This unbiased and objective text critically examines reasons for drug use, the social implications of drugs, legal issues, problems caused by drug use and abuse, various modes of drug treatment, effectiveness of drug treatment, and the impact of drug prevention and drug education. Includes more than just the physiological and psychological effects of drugs.