Drugs: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Leslie L. Iversen
During the 20th century, the introduction of new medicines for the treatment of infections, heart disease, cancer, and mental illnesses and the oral contraceptive have altered all of our lives. This work gives an account of how drugs work in the body, and reviews both legal (alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine) and illegal recreational drugs.
General Information
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- : oup
- : oup
- : 0.13
- : 23 August 2001
- : 179mm X 114mm X 9mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Leslie L. Iversen
- : 144
- : photographs and diagrams