Drugs, a Factual Account (Applied Mathematics and Computation; No. 14)

Focusing on contemporary issues such as drug use and AIDS, drug testing and law-enforcement concerns, this text has strong historical and sociological foundations to put the material into perspective for students. Short, concise chapters allow instructors flexibility in dividing the material into reading assignments. There is coverage of all current treatments, allowing students to understand the relationship between the problem and the treatment, and easy-to-follow material on the physiological effects of drugs on the central nervous system.