Physiopathology of Illicit Drugs: Cannabis, Cocaine, Opiates

by Gabriel G. Nahas

Whilst the legal use of cannabis, cocaine and opiates has been strictly confined to medical and scientific circles, supposedly less harmful drugs, such as tobacco and alcohol, have been widely consumed for several centuries. The physiopathology of these drugs has been well documented in those industrialised countries with developed health care systems but, in contrast, a physiopathology of cannabis, cocaine and opiates has only recently emerged, as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0080411460
• ISBN13: 9780080411460
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Pergamon
• Length: 316 Pages