Ruth C. Engs, Alcohol and Other Drugs: Self Responsibility, 1987. . . Back to homepage / Other articles / copyright page
Foreword . . . . . . v
I. Cultural use of alcohol and other drugs
1. The nature of drug use and self responsibility
2. The pharmacology of drugs
3. Addictive Behaviors and the Stress Response
4. Stress reduction and alternatives to alcohol
and other drugs
5. First aid, intervention, and treatment
II. The depressants
6. Alcohol
7. The sedative-hypnotics
8. The narcotic-analygesics
III. The Stimulants
9. Cocaine, Caffeine, and other natural stimulants
10. Amphetamines, antidepressants, and some highly poisonous stimulant-type substances
11. Tobacco
IV. The Hallucinogens
12. Marijuana
13. LSD and other hallucinogens
14. Over the counter and nonprescription medications
15. Some common prescription drugs
Index