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Oxford University Press Drugs A Very Short Introduction by Les Iversen
In this second edition, Les Iversen presents an introductory account of what drugs are, how they work, and the advances made over the past 100 years in the field of pharmacology. Looking at pharmaceutical drugs and both legal and illegal recreational drugs, Iversen reflects on how twentieth-century drugs have changed our lives.Discusses the history of drug use from ancient timesExplains the facts about how drugs work, including alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, as well as beta-blockers, antidepressants, and painkillersExplores political, legal, medical, and social aspects of recreational drug-taking, and gives opinions about the legalization of drugs such as cannabisExplains how therapeutic drugs are developed and tested, and how the drug industry worksPart of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over seven million copies sold worldwide