Drugs : a very short introduction (Record no. 80188)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| 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. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| 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 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Shelves | 28/07/2016 | QV 4 IVE | 15285 | 29/09/2022 | 29/09/2022 | Book |