Bibliograph

UXL encyclopedia of drugs & addictive substances, Barbara C. Bigelow ; Kathleen J. Edgar, project editor

Type

Label

UXL encyclopedia of drugs & addictive substances, Barbara C. Bigelow ; Kathleen J. Edgar, project editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsphotographs

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

UXL encyclopedia of drugs & addictive substances

Nature of contents

bibliographyencyclopediasdictionaries

Oclc number

62778183

Responsibility statement

Barbara C. Bigelow ; Kathleen J. Edgar, project editor

Series statement

Gale virtual reference library

Summary

Provides detailed information on 52 drugs and other addictive substances, defined as illegal drugs, legal addictive drugs and other substances as well as commonly abused classes of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Statistics highlight each entry and sidebars provide information on the legal, historical or social aspects of the particular drug. Difficult words are defined within the text. Appropriate for middle school students

Table Of Contents

v. 1. 2C-B to benzylpiperazine/trifluoromethyl-phenylpiperazine -- volume 2. Caffeine to diuretics -- volume 3. Ecstasy to LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) -- volume 4. Marijuana to nitrous oxide -- volume 5. Opium to tranquilizers

resource.variantTitle

Encyclopedia of drugs & addictive substancesUXL encyclopedia of drugs and addictive substancesU-X-L encyclopedia of drugs and addictive substances

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