TY  - BOOK
AU  - Iversen, Les
TI  - Drugs : a very short introduction
T2  - Very short introductions
SN  - 0198745796
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - PHARMACOLOGY
KW  - SUBSTANCE ABUSE
N1  - Previous edition: 2001; History -- How drugs work -- Drugs as medicines -- Recreational drugs -- Making new medicines -- What can we expect in the 21st Century?
N2  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
ER  -