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Heroin: its history, pharmacology, and treatment

By Humberto , Libby , Therissa A.;Fernandez

Book information

Publisher
Hazelden Publishing
Year
2011
ISBN
9781592858309, 9781592859900, 1592858309
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3413149 bytes)
Series
The library of addictive drugs
Edition
2nd ed., rev. and updated
Pages
xi, 287 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Drug and Narcotic Control;Heroin abuse--fast;Heroi

Description

The drug -- The history of heroin: the discovery of opium and the China trade -- The history of heroin: heroin in America and the world trade -- The pharmacology and physiology of heroin use -- The addict -- The psychology and culture of the heroin addict -- Case history: heroin addiction -- Treatment -- Treatment for heroin addiction : the behavioral model -- The politics of methadone maintenance -- Case histories: methadone maintenance -- Pharmacological approaches to heroin addiction treatment -- Society -- Heroin, the aids epidemic, and hepatitis B and C -- America's war on drugs -- Heroin and the criminal justice system in America -- Heroin, popular culture, and the media -- Heroin addicts : beyond redemption?.

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