Infectious Diseases and Substance Abuse

by Mauro Bendinelli and Thomas W. Klein

Book Overview

The use of recreational drugs of abuse by large numbers of individuals in this country and abroad has aroused serious concerns about the consequences of this activity. For example, it is recognized that marijuana is currently widely used as a recreational drug in the United States as well as other countries. Similarly, abuse of cocaine, especially crack cocaine, is considered to be an epidemic. "The war on drugs" by the US Government was directly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441934669
• ISBN13: 9781441934666
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"