Substance Abuse: A Reference Handbook
ISBN: 9781598845105
Platform/Publisher: EBSCO eBooks / ABC-CLIO
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: limited; Download: limited
Subjects: PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction;

This engaging resource handbook offers readers with both a thorough overview of the use and abuse of legal and illegal substances in the United States and a worldwide perspective on the topic.

* Historic court decisions and laws related to substance abuse

* A chronology of pivotal events in the history of substance abuse from prehistory to the present

* An extended annotated bibliography containing more than 100 print and electronic resources on substance abuse

* Complete glossary and index to allow easy referencing of information


David E. Newton is formerly a high school teacher of mathematics and science in Grand Rapids, MI, professor of chemistry and physics at Salem State College, Salem, MA, and adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco, San Francisco.

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