The Facts about Drugs and Society
- ISBN-10
- 0761426744
- ISBN-13
- 9780761426745
- Category
- Drug abuse
- Pages
- 143
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Marshall Cavendish
- Author
- Joan Axelrod-Contrada
Description
Presents an overview of the use of legal and illegal drugs, its history, its legal status, its impact on society, as well as the treatment and prevention of drug abuse.
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