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Understanding marijuana : a new look at the scientific evidence / Mitch Earleywine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Earleywine, Mitchell.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marijuana.
- Cannabis.
- Marijuana abuse.
- Cannabis--chemistry.
- Marijuana Smoking--adverse effects.
- Marijuana Abuse.
- Social Problems.
- Medical Subjects:
- Cannabis--chemistry.
- Marijuana Smoking--adverse effects.
- Marijuana Abuse.
- Social Problems.
- Cannabis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (341 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- To some, marijuana is an insidious 'stepping-stone' drug, enticing the inexperienced and paving the way to the inevitable abuse of harder drugs. To others, medical marijuana is an organic means of easing the discomfort or stimulating the appetite of the gravely ill. Others still view marijuana, like alcohol, as a largely harmless indulgence, dangerous only when used immoderately. All sides of the debate have appropriated the scientific evidence on marijuana to satisfy their claims. What then are we to make of these conflicting portrayals of a drug with historical origins dating back to 8,000 B
- Contents:
- Contents
- 1. Highlights in the history of cannabis
- 2. Cannabis use and misuse
- 3. Stepping stones, gateways, and the prevention of drug problems
- 4. Marijuana's impact on thought and memory
- 5. Subjective effects
- 6. Cannabis pharmacology
- 7. Marijuana's health effects
- 8. Medical marijuana
- 9. Social problems: amotivational syndrome, reckless driving, and aggression
- 10. Law and policy
- 11. Treatment for marijuana problems
- 12. Final thoughts.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-317) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print screen:
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988143-X
- 0-19-518295-2
- 0-19-803177-7
- 0-19-530249-4
- 1-280-48109-9
- OCLC:
- 59280694
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