Drugs : a very short introduction
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- ISBN: 9780198745792
- ISBN: 0198745796
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Physical Description:
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130 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | History -- How drugs work -- Drugs as medicines -- Recreational drugs -- Making new medicines -- What can we expect in the future?. |
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Subject: | Drugs |
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Drugs: a Very Short Introduction
Les Iversen is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford. He was director of the MRC Neurochemical Pharmacology Unit in Cambridge (1970-1983) and then Vice-President of Neuroscience for the American pharmaceutical company Merck Inc (1983-1995). He is best known for his work on the role of monoamine transport mechanisms in the inactivation of monoamines in the brain, and as targets for psychoactive drugs. His previous books include The Science of Marijuana, 2nd Edition (OUP USA, 2007) and Speed, Ecstacy, Ritalin: The Science of Amphetamines (OUP, 2008).