Pagliaros' Comprehensive Guide to Drugs and Substances of Abuse. Second Edition
2011; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 56; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1497-0015
Autores Tópico(s)Poisoning and overdose treatments
ResumoDrug Abuse Pagliaros' Comprehensive Guide to Drugs and Substances of Abuse. Second Edition Louis A Pagliaro, Ann Marie Pagliaro. Washington (DC): American Pharmacists Association; 2009. 419 p. US$79.00 Reviewer rating: Excellent This book reviews in detail 8 classes of chemicals and 98 individual compounds that are abused by human beings. Of these, 9 are naturally growing consumables, some used for religious purposes, and the rest are licit medications or designer drugs. The aim of this book is to tell readers what they need to know about each compound under the headings: names (generic, brand, chemical, and street); pharmacological classification; brief general overview; dosage; mechanism of action; pharmacodynamics or pharmacokinetics; indications; reasons for use; toxicity; abuse potential; withdrawal syndrome; and overdosage. The authors are a pharmacist and a nurse from the University of Alberta and their knowledge is comprehensive and cogently presented. This may sound like a dry reference book but it is actually an absorbing, educational, and entertaining read because of the interesting information about each substance and the fascinating notes that follow each section. Now for a quiz (answers below): 1. What do Al Sharpton, Bob Hope, Harry Potter, Baby Bad One, Coconut Rabbi, and Ontario Hydro have in common? 2. What do Brooke Shields, Bernice, Rosearme Barr, Casper, Jessica Simpson, and Tony Montana have in common? 3. What do you get if you combine Ecstasy and Viagra? [Warning: Do not try this at home without parental permission.] 4. What do Jack Bauer, Tommy Hilfiger, bin Laden, Aunt Hazel, Rambo, Jerry Springer, and Kermit the Frog have in common? 5. What do Bart Simpson, Alice in Wonderland, Beavis and Butthead, Campbell's Tomato Soup, and Popeye the Sailor Man have in common? I learned many interesting and often important things. They give a 10 000-year history of cannabis,p69 including use by Hindus, Zoroastrians, and Essenes. In 70 AD, Pedacius Dioscorides noted that it reduced sexual drive. Eating hashish was prohibited in the Ottoman Empire in 1378 AD. Black cocaine is cocaine hydrochloride mixed with iron thiocyanate to foil drug detection kits.p97 On the Internet, anyone can learn how to extract dextromethorphan from cough remedies.· 108 One can freeze the fentanyl patch to use the narcotic orally.p 138 Heroin is cut for sale and nowadays has less filler, with 27% availability as against just 7% 30 years ago. …
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