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Debates over the use and abuse of drugs, the laws controlling drugs in this country, and the question of whether or not certain drugs should be legally available have inflamed Americans since the 19th-century, and continue to flourish as America attempts to rage its war on drugs.

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Covers all aspects of tobacco and smoking, including history, economics, cultural impact, health, advertising, legal issues, teen smoking, international issues, law suits, and government spending.

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This is an in-depth study of the contentious issues in Irish healthcare and deals with issues such as assisted suicide, abortion, adolescent treatment refusal, end of life care, retention of biological samples, involuntary admission to care and the regulation of stem cell research. -- .

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As the first director of National Drug Control Policy is appointed to the federal cabinet, this timely Handbook surveys the U.S. government's efforts to control illegal drugs.

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Focusing on a highly controversial and fiercely debated subject, this survey tracks the social and economic consequences of the production, trafficking, and consumption of cocaine, heroin, and cannabis.

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With case studies of carefully selected countries, representative of every region of the world, this text allows students and teachers to make cross-cultural comparisons to discover how the problem of HIV and AIDS is viewed in different countries, and how the problem is changing.

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When Chinas first HIV-positive patient was reported in 1985, among those initially infected were peasants who had sold their plasma to international companies. Then it became clear that sex workers and injecting drug users were also becoming infected, and later, transient populations, ethnic groups and the poor.

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There are 1,100,000 intravenous drug users in the United States, with about 235,000 infected with HIV. Although treatment of substance abusers has an extensive history, no consensus has emerged as to which approach works best. This book offers information on the problem from an array of sources.

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The history, symptoms, prevention, and current issues surrounding HIV and AIDS are discussed, along with a focus on special populations struggling with the disease.

Once thought to be a disease of homosexuals and drug abusers, AIDS has now impacted people across cultures, genders, and sexual orientations.

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An examination of the allure and degradation of the world of heroin with its effect on contemporary society by a New York ex-junkie journalist.

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I Die But the Memory Lives on is a fable illustrating the importance of books as a means of education, of preserving memories and of sharing life.

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This concise, up-to-date volume compiles information and materials documenting illicit drugs and their use from multiple perspectives.

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The extraordinary story of Australia's first legal injecting clinic provides important insights into the harrowing world of the addict and the outstanding efforts of a dedicated group of professionals.

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This collection of studies by experts on drug abuse treatment represents the state of the art in research examining what works best and why in a nationwide effort to improve and expand treatment to counteract the epidemic use of cocaine and the spread of AIDS.

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Inside Doctoring provides a behind-the-scenes look at what it is like to become and be a physician. From pre-med to resident, the effective doctor to the incompetent one, Inside Doctoring presents autobiographical accounts and real-life case studies in insightful and fascinating detail.

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Professor Cannon considers Lamarck the greatest of all French biologists. His book challenges many of the positions held by the orthodox school of modern genetics.

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In this moving memoir, a veteran business journalist details his recent bout with prostate cancer and what he learned about the disease and himself on the road to recovery.

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Dale Borman Fink, the author of the only book on inclusion of youth with special needs in before and after school child care, now presents the first book to examine the experiences of children with disabilities participating in youth programs alongside their typical peers.