Customer Reviews

Drugs and Society

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This text provides informative and up to date information regarding a broad range of drug related topic. Althought the reading level is not easy, the information is extremely useful for drug counselors. The information presented regarding psychopharmacology provides an excellent base of preparation for the certification test used in many states. I highly recommend this text as well as many of the web site exercises.

As good as one can hope for a textbook Delong with drugs and Alphonso. It's a book people should hope their teachers teach with. Easy IMO to my find and very informative. Good, as far as dry textbooks are concerned.

The book came in pretty worn on the outside, but the inside's perfectly fine. The book was extremely cheap. Shipping was also great. I had it in like no time.

The book was in good shape to be used. However I was not please with the shipping method. It took 3 days to ship priority in state when it should have only taken 1 or 2 days. Other than that I was pleased with the purchase

Book like new. Ordered and received next day. The book is used for class and timing was important. Purchased the book for less than half the college bookstore price. Thanks

This is an excellent book for an excellent price. Very complete with everything you need to know to take the DANTES test Substance Abuse. The book has a lot of underlining in it but that was expected. Even with that you could not beat the price.
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completely satisfied, the book was in the condition that it was described and I received it in the time frame that I was told that I would receive it.

The book was needed for a college course. So far, what i have learned from it, has be very informational. the only issue i've had, is that some of the information that the test asks, is sporadic. Instead of telling me everything I need to know about and certain act, you have to read two to three chapters to get all of the information.

This book was purchased for a college course, but the more I learn, the more I think that everyone should take the time to read this book. It is very thorough and full of facts about every kind of drug: prescription drugs, alcohol, stimulants, depressants, opiates, inhalants, hallucinogens, etc.

It covers the history of the drug and present use in the United States. It also covers the different ways that the drug can be administered, affects on the central nervous system and other major systems of the body and their effects on homeostatic balance. There are also chapters on drug prevention and treating dependency.

Overall I think it is a great read and VERY educational.

This book seemed like a good source of information about drugs. However, I have started to doubt how valid the information in it is because I noticed that Wikipedia is cited in two places. Wikipedia is not a reliable enough source to be cited in a textbook! Additionally, I found that a map showing statistics on alcohol use conflicted with the information that was in the text that was discussing the same study results.