The Real Drug Abusers

This eye-opening book richly documents disturbing trends in Western medicine and urges readers toward a broader understanding of drug use and abuse.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I: The Pharmaceutical / Medical Complex Chapter 3 A Significant Portion of Medical Research Cannon Be Trusted Chapter 4 Drug Companies Place Profits over Progress Chapter 5 Medical Personnel Prescribe Incorrectly Too Often Chapter 6 Human Subjects Have Often Been Treated Inhumanely Part 7 Drugs in Psychiatry Chapter 8 U.S. Citizens Are Overmedicated with Psychiatric Drugs Chapter 9 There Are Effective Alternatives to Psychiatric Drugs Part 10 The Wars on Drugs Chapter 11 Widely Believed Misperceptions about Drug Addiction Do Great Harm Chapter 12 Most Citizens Are Harmed Rather then Helped by the Drug Wars Chapter 13 Many Drugs Are Dangerous Chapter 14 Extensive Marketing of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Caffeine Causes Great Harm Chapter 15 Many Individuals and Organizations Benefit from the Drug Wars Chapter 16 Popular Programs for Combating Drug Abuse Are Unsuccessful, While Effective Programs Are Underused Part 17 Appendix: A Brief Introduction to Pharmacology Chapter 18 How Drugs Work Chapter 19 Classification of Psychoactive Drugs Chapter 20 Variability Part 21 Epilogue

About the author

By Fred Leavitt

Product details

• Authors: Fred Leavitt, Leavitt Fred
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2003
• EAN: 9780742525184
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2518-4
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 227 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 381 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, United States of America, USA, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects