Straight Facts About Drugs and Drug Abuse

2000
ISBN: 0-662-29208-1
Cat. No.: H39-65/2000E

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Table of Contents

• Why This Booklet
• What is a Drug?
• Why Do People Use Drugs?
• When Does Drug Use Become a Problem?
• What are the Harmful Consequences of Drug Use?
• What is Canada's Drug Strategy?
• What are Canada's Drug Laws?
• The Charts
  1. Hallucinogens
  2. Central Nervous System Depressants
  3. Stimulants
  4. Cannabis
  5. Antidepressants
  6. Anabolic Steroids
• Photos
  1. Hallucinogens
  2. Central Nervous System Depressants
     1. Opioid Analgesics
     2. Alcohol and Solvents/Inhalants
     3. Benzodiazepines
        • Used as Tranquilizers
        • Used as Sleeping Pills
     4. Barbiturates/Other Sleeping Pills/Other Psychotropic Drugs
  3. Stimulants
  4. Cannabis
  5. Antidepressants
  6. Anabolic Steroids
• Appendix:
  1. Substance Use and HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis
  2. Costs of Substance Abuse in Canada
  3. Concurrent Disorders
  4. Server Liability
  5. Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Elimination of Drugs
  6. Gender Differences
  7. Driving and Drug Use
• References
• Contacts: National, Provincial and Territorial
• RCMP National Drug Awareness Service