Stimulants / / Cambridge Educational (Firm)

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910909152403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, N.Y., : Infobase, [2005], c1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 streaming video file (39 min.) : sd., col., digital file + + instructional materials (online)
• Collana: Drugs: Uses and Abuses
• Soggetti: Stimulants; Cocaine; Crack (Drug); Caffeine; Methamphetamine abuse; Substance abuse; Educational films.; Internet videos.; Videorecording
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Videoregistrazione
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Use and Abuse of Drugs (2:05) -- Examples of Stimulants (3:10) -- Amphetamines (2:34) -- Ritalin (1:31) -- Methamphetamines (3:43) -- Nicotine (5:11) -- Caffeine (3:06) -- Cocaine (4:58) -- Crack Cocaine (2:59) -- Addiction to Crack (4:05) -- Destructive Nature of Stimulants (2:31)
• Sommario/riassunto: Beginning with an overview of stimulants as a class of drugs, this video examines caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, and cocaine-in both powder and crack form. A doctor of pharmacology, police officers, an addiction specialist, a historian, recovering addicts, and others profile the history and biological effects of stimulants, employing case studies and personal experience to analyze their use, abuse, and hazards-including their instantly addictive nature.