This text provides up-to-date, comprehensive, and accessible information about alcohol use in western society and other cultures.• Provides a chronological presentation of alcohol consumption in world cultures, American society, public policy, and related issues• Includes a bibliography and index to facilitate further reading and direct access to information on specific topics

Alcohol

Richard Isralowitz

Juann M. Watson

Bloomsbury USA

A balanced and straightforward survey of the key issues, facts, and controversies surrounding the use and abuse of harmful drugs in the United States and abroad.
Drug Use: A Reference Handbook presents a vast collection of facts and information about the major issues that drive the world's never-ending drug problem. An examination of five substances―tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, heroin, and cocaine―presents eye-opening facts about their relationship to politics, policies, big business, and war.
Historical overviews and descriptions of the makeup and effects of each drug―such as the derivation of heroin from the opium poppy―segue into an analysis of the risk factors, patterns, and controversies regarding their use. Biographies profile key players related to the substance-use problem, and reports on drug use in the United States and selected countries are viewed from a worldwide perspective, offering a thought-provoking exploration of drug use, its problems, and policies.
 • Chronology of key events related to the major substances, such as the Taliban's 2000 ban on opium cultivation in Afghanistan, the world's largest opium producer
• Glossary of terms commonly used in discussing drugs and drug use, such as the meanings of use, abuse, and addiction

Drug Use: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

ABC-CLIO

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