Drugs & Human Body with Implicatons for Society

For undergraduate-level courses in Chemistry, Biology, Sociology, Criminal Justice and Health and Drug Education.Drugs and the Human Body, 7th Edition, addresses the effects of high-use, high-abuse drugs in America in a timely and straightforward fashion. It reflects the most recent research on the most highly addictive drugs, including street, over-the-counter, and prescriptive drugs. It is designed to be easily accesible to the non-science major, yet comprehensive enough for use by the practicing professional.NEW - More than 180 carefully selected Web sites (URLs)-Included for student browsing, found in the text and at the end of each chapter. Gives students information to use the Internet to further their study. Offers students cautions to help them avoid the worthless or commercially-slanted sites."Drugs in Sports"-A topic now of major importance in America and throughout the world. Provides students with comprehensive coverage most pertinent to rampant drug use in America.NEW - Greatly expanded coverage of Women's Health Issues-Stresses the importance of drugs in this topic. Shows students the unique drug responses that apply to women, and how to obtain information from government sources.NEW - New material-Contains new or expanded discussions on the following topics: Complementary and Alternative Medicine; The Future of Drug Discovery; Internet Sales of Drugs; Club Drugs and Raves; Aspirin and the Prevention of Heart Attacks and Stroke; new coverage of Teens and Drug Testing; Hormone Replacement Therapy; Drugs and Pregnancy. Allows students and instructors to be confident that they are using the most comprehensive, up-to-date text available on the market today. Gives instructors new topics that are rife with research and concern important parts of today's national health system.NEW - New end-of-chapter questions-Includes 1 or 2 new problems in every chapter added to the previous edition's large numbers of exercises for students. Stimulates students' fact-finding skills, and enables instructors to provoke classroom discussions about current topics.The history of drugs-Includes brief histories of the development of insulin, the discovery of the ergot alkaloids, and the use of LSD in America. Enables students to see the evolution of drugs and drug therapy, putting new information in an historical context.Several dozen case histories-All are real-life scenarios, ranging from an LSD trip to potheads to a failed diet plan. Gives students text material that is applicable to what they may encounter in their own lives.Tables based on governmental DAWN data. Offer students up-to-date facts on drugs: where, what, and when."Structure-Activity Relationships"-Presented in Appendix I; this section provides a challenging study of structure-activity relationships of fourteen pharmacological classes of drugs. Teaches students about chemical parts of molecules that engender pharmacological response.