Drugs, Behaviour, and Society
Explore Drugs, Behaviour, and Society
Chapter 1 Drug Use: An Overview
Chapter 2 Drug Use as a Social Problem
Chapter 3 Drug Policy
Section Two - How Drugs Work
Chapter 4 The Nervous System
Chapter 5 The Actions of Drugs
Section Three - Uppers and Downers
Chapter 6 Stimulants
Chapter 7 Depressants and Inhalants
Chapter 8 Psychotherapeutic Drugs: Medication for Mental Disorders
Section Four - Alcohol
Chapter 9 Alcohol
Section Five - Familiar Drugs
Chapter 10 Tobacco
Chapter 11 Caffeine
Chapter 12 Natural Health Products and Over-the-Counter Drugs
Chapter 13 Cannabis
Section Six - Restricted Drugs
Chapter 14 Opioids
Chapter 15 Hallucinogens
Chapter 16 Performance-Enhancing Drug Abuse
Section Seven - Prevention and Treatment
Chapter 17 Preventing Substance Abuse
Chapter 18 Treating Substance-Related Disorders
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Recent Trends. The Fourth Canadian edition explores recent trends like the increased misuse of prescription opioid pain relievers such as fentanyl. Examples include a broadened discussion of the fentanyl outbreak in Chapter 1, and an updated Drugs in the Media focus box on the Opioid Crisis in Canada in Chapter 5.
The Latest Canadian Statistics and Research. Every chapter of the Fourth Canadian Edition has been updated to include the latest Canadian statistics and research. For example, Chapter 14 includes increased coverage of the opioid crisis in Canada with a focus on fentanyl, as well as new research and issues around addiction, health, and prevention of harms.
Drugs in the Media. The Drugs in the Media boxes have been updated to provide an informative and critical look at media sources for drug information.
New Connect Experience. Significant improvements to the instructor workflows in Connect have been made, including the addition of new features designed to make managing your course even easier. New features include the ability to add co-instructors to a section, a new Assignments tab, a redesigned section dashboard, optimizations for mobile use, and improved accessibility.
A Variety of Perspectives. This resource approaches drugs and drug use from a variety of perspectives-behavioural, pharmacological, historical, social, legal, and clinical-and will help students connect the content to their own interests.
Canadian Content. Canadian statistics, research and news are included in Drugs, Behaviour, and Society to help students connect with the content.
Focus on Current Topics. Drugs, Behaviour, and Society provides an in-depth look at current topics in the form of box features. The box features are organized around the following key themes: Drugs in the Media, Taking Sides, Mind/Body Connection, Targeting Prevention, and Drugs in Depth.
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