Drugs: Your Questions Answered: A Student Reader Book

Published by DrugScope in 2000 (2nd revised edition), 187 pages, ISBN 0948830654, this book is edited by Gary Hayes and is entitled: 'Drugs: Your Questions Answered'. DrugScope houses one of the world's best libraries on drugs and drug use. The DrugScope Information Service receives thousands of enquiries from students every year, many of whom ask the same questions about drugs and their use such as 'Should drugs be legalised?' or How many drug users are there? 'Drugs: Your Questions Answered' 2nd Edition builds on the first edition by bringing together articles and extracts from books from the UK's leading drug experts to help answer some of the most popular questions. As well as a wholesale update for each chapter, this edition features new or re-written chapters on 'What is Drug Testing?','How many drug users are there?','What are the costs associated with problem drug use?','What are the UK's anti-drug strategies?' and 'Where to Get Help'. This book is aimed at all students doing projects or dissertations on drugs and drug use from A-level upwards, including those at college, university or doing pre-vocational or in-service training. Chapters: 1. Illicit drugs and their use. 2. Why People Use Drugs. 3. How many drug users are there? 4. How do drugs affect children and the family? 5a. Drug use and criminal behaviour. 5b. What are the costs associated with problem drug use? 6. The arguments for and against legalising prohibited. 7. What are the UK's anti-drug strategies? 8. Where to get help. 9. Drugs and the Media. 10. Drug Myths. 11. What is drug testing? Reading List; IndexRead More