Covering everything from ancient herbs to cutting-edge chemicals, examines the most important moments in the development of pharmaceuticals and includes discussions of vaccines, homeopathic cures, and controversial treatments.
This book looks at the stimulants that, as put by a longtime resident of seventeenth-century Iran, Raphaƫl du Mans, provided Iranians with damagh, gave them a kick, got them into a good mood.
Drug allergy is still an unpopular topic for most allergologists and pharmacologists; this is reflected by the fact that despite their frequency, allergic reactions to drugs still occupy a relatively small proportion of space in most ...
The book provides historical background to give readers an appreciation for the development of drug treatments and neuroscience over time, covering major topics in psychopharmacology, including new drugs and recent trends in drug use.
Engaging and thoroughly updated, this text provides a global perspective on the use and regulation of legal and illegal drugs.
Raises key questions about topics in the pharmaceutical industry, including how the risks of side effects are weighed, if privatization of that risk is prudent, and the high prices for drugs.
The focus of this edited collection is a thoughtful multidisciplinary presentation of past and present U.S. drug policies and whether they are winning the so-called war on drugs (they aren't!).
Recounts the addiction and recovery of the world-renowned solo artist and former lead singer and songwriter of Soul Coughing.
Choices and Consequences describes the step-by-step process of intervention to stop a teenager's harmful involvement with chemicals.
The book is written accessibly with little need for expert knowledge, and will appeal to a diverse audience of philosophers, bioethicists, clinicians, policy makers, law enforcement, legal scholars and practitioners, social workers, and ...