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Drugs : a very short introduction (Record no. 80188)

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control field 0198745796
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0198745796
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Iversen, Les
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Drugs : a very short introduction
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 2nd ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Oxford
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2016
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 130 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Very short introductions
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Previous edition: 2001.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note History -- How drugs work -- Drugs as medicines -- Recreational drugs -- Making new medicines -- What can we expect in the 21st Century?
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary, etc. The twentieth century saw a remarkable upsurge of research on drugs, with major advances in the treatment of bacterial and viral infections, heart disease, stomach ulcers, cancer, and mental illnesses. These, along with the introduction of the oral contraceptive, have altered all of our lives. There has also been an increase in the recreational use and abuse of drugs in the Western world. This Very Short Introduction, in its second edition, gives a non-technical account of how drugs work in the body. Reviewing both legal (alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine) and illegal drugs, Les Iversen discusses why some are addictive, and whether drug laws need reform.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element PHARMACOLOGY
9 (RLIN) 7400
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element SUBSTANCE ABUSE
9 (RLIN) 8023
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