Book ID: 28603
BURGER, Alfred
Drugs and People. Medications, their History and Origins and the Way they Act. 2nd ed. 1986. VIII,176 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
This book presents an overview of pharmacology in everyday terms witha minimum of technical jargon. Medical, economic, and legislativeaspects of drugs are considered. Drug abuse, drugs that alter the mind,and quackery are placed in proper perspective. By showing how drugswork, this book will provide a better understanding of useful andharmful medications.