This comprehensive reference guide describes more than 130 alphabetically arranged drugs of abuse, including both pharmaceutical and natural products.
The book begins with a discussion of federal drug scheduling and drug categories.
Individual entries for particular substances of abuse follow. Drug descriptions include: correct pronunciation, nicknames or street names, legal status, historical and present uses and misuses, abuse factors, interactions with other drugs, and findings of cancer risks and birth defects.

Scientific information is presented in a clear, simple manner designed for students and general readers alike.
In addition to the A-Z descriptions, Miller provides an explanation of general drug types, such as stimulants and hallucinogens, as well as the aspects of drug abuse, including tolerance and withdrawal.
A list of print and electronic sources is also included for readers seeking further information.
The Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs will save readers many hours of time that would otherwise be spent tracking down basic facts in science journals and libraries.
This book is useful to a wide variety of persons—from a student doing a term paper to reporters preparing a story, from parents reading that story to a narcotics law enforcement officer needing extra information for a public presentation.
In writing this book the approach has been multidisciplinary, meaning that perspectives from several fields of research have been pulled together.
The same substance may mean different things to a chemist, a biologist, a physician, or an anthropologist.
Thousands of scientific reports were sifted for information and concepts that will be meaningful to readers seeking basic information about specific substances and about drugs in general.
The core of this book is an alphabetical listing of substances.
Some are not ordinarily thought of as drugs, but all have been misused in ways indistinguishable
from drug abuse.
While information in the individual listings and elsewhere may refer to various physical effects, such information does not constitute medical advice.
Anyone with a medical difficulty needs to consult a medical practitioner, not this book.
Table of Contents:
* Introduction
* Drug Types
* Alphabetical Listings of Drugs
* Sources for More Information
* Index



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