Pagliaros’ Comprehensive Guide to Drugs and Substances of Abuse
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy February 1, 2005 Peter J. Zed 1 citation
A comprehensive reference book for health care professionals provides an authoritative compilation on drugs and substances of abuse in North America. It covers the history, pharmacology, and patterns of use for three major classes—psychodepressants, psychostimulants, and psychedelics—along with detailed monographs on 96 individual agents. Each monograph includes information on names, pharmacologic class, dosage forms, routes of administration, mechanism of action, medical and personal use, adverse effects, toxicity, overdose signs, withdrawal syndrome, and treatment.