TY - BOOK AU - Gossop,Michael TI - Living with drugs SN - 9781840149395 (pbk.) : AV - RM300 U1 - 362.29 GOS PY - 2000/// CY - Aldershot PB - Ashgate KW - Drugs KW - Physiological effect KW - Drug abuse KW - Narcotic habit KW - Health and Wellbeing KW - ukslc KW - Illness & addiction: social aspects KW - thema KW - Pharmacology N1 - Previous ed.: Aldershot: Arena, 1996; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1.The chemistry of everyday life -- 2.The effects of drugs -- 3.The social context -- 4.Chemical comforts -- 5.Alcohol -- 6.Tobacco -- 7.Cannabis -- 8.The hallucinogens -- 9.Archetypal drugs of use -- 10.The control of drugs -- 11.Junkie myths -- 12.Doors in the wall N2 - This book gives an historical perspective of drug taking, and discusses the common drugs in use today from tea, coffee, alcohol and tobacco through cannabis and LSD to hard drugs like heroin ER -