Provides information on the most often used and abused drugs, including how they manipulate the brain.

Based on the most current psychological and pharmacological research, provides a reliable, unbiased look at the use and abuse of legal and illegal drugs -- from

The essential source for understanding how drugs affect the body and behavior. Fully updated, this matter-of-fact handbook includes the most recent discoveries

The fourth edition of the essential, accessible source for understanding how drugs work and their effects on body and behavior. A bestseller in its three previo

Discusses the history, use, abuse, causes, and effects of drinking and treatment for the disease of alcoholism.