Substance Abuse: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)

This go-to resource on substance abuse supplies the broad background knowledge and historical information needed to understand this important sociological issue and provides readers with a range of additional sources for continuing their study of the topic.· Offers a broad introduction to the physiological, anatomical, and psychological changes associated with substance use and a variety of perspectives from subject experts with special knowledge of and/or experience with substance abuse problems· Provides an easily accessible list of nearly 100 books, articles, reports, and electronic sources with additional information on the topic of substance abuse· Addresses sociological aspects of drug use and the current debate over the legalization of certain drugs, such as medical and recreational marijuana· Includes a collection of relevant data and documents, an extensive annotated bibliography, a chronology, and a glossary