Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, Fifth Edition

by Cynthia Kuhn Ph.D., Scott Swartzwelder Ph.D., Wilkie Wilson Ph.D., Jeremy Foster (Foreword by), Leigh Heather Wilson (Foreword by)

Overview

The essential source for understanding how drugs affect the body and behavior.

Fully updated, this matter-of-fact handbook includes the most recent discoveries about drug use, including new information on electronic smoking devices, abuse of prescription stimulants, and the opioid crisis. “Lively, highly informative, unbiased, [and] thorough” (Addiction Research & Theory), Buzzed surveys drugs from caffeine to heroin to reveal how these drugs affect the body, the different “highs” they produce, and the circumstances in which they can be deadly.

Neither a “Just Say No” treatise nor a “How to” manual, Buzzed is based on the conviction that people make better decisions with accurate information at hand.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393356465
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	07/09/2019
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	178,863
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Cynthia Kuhn is professor of pharmacology at the Duke University School of Medicine.

Scott Swartzwelder, PhD is a professor of psychiatry at the Duke University School of Medicine.

Wilkie Wilson is professor of prevention science at Duke University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 13

Introduction 17

Just Say Know (A College Student's Perspective Leigh Heather Wilson Jeremy Foster 23

Test Your Drug Knowledge 27

Part I

Alcohol 33

Liquor

Whiskey

Booze

Hooch

Wine

Beer

Ale

Porter

Caffeine 71

Coffee

Tea

Soft drinks

Energy drinks

Over-the-counter pain relievers and stimulants

Some prescription medications

Ecstasy 96

MDMA (X, XTC, Adam), MDE (Eve), MDA (Love)

Hallucinogens 109

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD-acid, blotter, California sunshine, microdot, trip, yellow sunshine, etc.)

Mescaline (peyote, buttons, mesc, mescal, topi)

Psilocybin mushrooms (boomers, magic mushrooms, shrooms)

Dimethyltryptamine (DMT-businessman's special)

Ayahuasca (caapi, yage, vegetal)

Belladonna alkaloids (atropine, scopolamine, belladonna, deadly nightshade, Jimsonweed, stink weed, mandrake)

Phencyclidine (PCP, angel dust, T, PeaCe pill), ketamine (Special K, K)

Dextromethorphan (Dex, robo, red devils)

Salvia divinorum (ska, Maria, la Maria, ska Pastora)

Herbal Drugs 143

Herbal X-tacy

Smart drugs

Ginseng

Melatonin, etc.

Inhalants 161

Nitrites (butyl or amyl-bolt, bullets, climax, locker room, rush, poppers, snappers, aimes)

Anesthetics (nitrous oxide-Whippets

Gaseous anesthesia agents used for surgery-hafothane, ether)

Solvents, paints, sprays, and fuels (toluene, gasoline, glues, canned spray paint, etc.)

Marijuana 174

Marijuana (reefer, pot, herb, ganja, grass, old man, Blanche, weed, sinsemilla, bhang, dagga, smoke)

Hashish (hash, tar)

Hash oil (oil, charas)

Nicotine 216

Tobacco

Nicotine chewing gum

Nicotine skin patch

Chewing tobacco

Snuff

Cigarettes

Cigars

Pipe tobacco

Opioids 237

Opium (Chinese molasses, dreams, gong, O, skee, toys, zero)

Heroin (Big H, dreck, horse, mojo, smack, white lady, brown)

Heroin and cocaine (speedbalis), morphine, codeine, hydromorphone (Dilaudid)

Oxycodone (Percodan, OxyContin)

Meperidine (Demerol)

Diphenoxylate (Lomotil)

Hydrocodone (Vicodin)

Fentanyl (Sublimaze)

Propoxyphene (Darvon)

Sedatives 260

Barbiturates (phenobarbital, pentobarbital [Nembutal], secobarbital [Seconal]

Amobarbital [Amytal])

Chloral hydrate (Notec, Somnos, Felsules)

Glutethimide (Doriden)

Equanil

Miltown

Noludar

Placidyl

Valmid

Methaqualone (Quaaludes, ludes)

Benzodiazepines (such as Rohypnol, Valium, Librium, Ativan, Xanax, Halcion, and many others)

Drugs designed specifically to induce sleep (zolpidem [Ambien]

Eszopiclone [Lunesta], and ramelteon [Rozerem])

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)

Steroids 276

Steroids

Roids

Juice

Stimulants 286

Cocaine (coke, blow, candy, crack, jack, jimmy, rock, nose candy, whitecoat)

Amphetamine (crank, bennies, uppers)

Methamphetamine (meth, crystal, crystal meth, ice)

Ephedrine, methylphenidate (Ritalin)

Methcathinone (cat, crank, goob)

Part II

Brain Basics 315

Drug Basics 337

Addiction 350

Legal Issues 364

Index 379

Editorial Reviews

"Everyone who is interested in drugs will enjoy reading this.… The authors approach the subject with neither bias nor exaggeration.… A wonderfully interesting and accurate handbook of drug information."

Carlton K. Erickson

"A unique, up-to-date, and useful source for all those interested in the workings of and effects of legal and illegal drugs, regardless of whether you are a concerned mother or Irvine Welsh!"

The British Psychological Society

"This is a well-written and well-organized book that is highly recommended for health care professionals, health educators, and even parents."

Dr. Charles E Yesalis

"Lively, highly informative, unbiased, thorough, and nothing but straight talking on an issue which is often condemned without being fully understood or sufficiently explained to our youth. Its breadth of scope yet clarity of detail place this book in contention for the coveted title of the ‘only drug book you’ll ever need.’ I have not read a fuller, more illuminating text on the influence of drugs on physical and psychological functioning."

Christopher Russell

"A well-written book that dispels some of the myths associated with drug abuse. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a readable, factual account of the physiological and behavioral effects of drugs of abuse."

Dr. Charles Schuster

"Students need clear, detailed, comprehensive factual information in order to make smart decisions, and Buzzed provides it all in an easy-to-understand format. What a great resource!"

Ellen Gold

"Well written and easy to read. [Buzzed] could be used as a resource to be consulted, dipped into simply for interest’s sake, or read from cover to cover.… If you are looking for an up-to-date, accessible source of information regarding drugs of abuse, this book would be a good starting point."

The Ulster Medical Journal

"Drug education ought to be sober but it doesn’t have to be dour. The authors [of Buzzed] have come up with an informative book about the ways people get high. It is also realistic and interesting to read."

Dallas Morning News

"[Buzzed] is written in no-nonsense narrative prose which commendably simplifies complex neurochemistry without unduly sacrificing accuracy.… A good update on neuropharmacology for the layman."

National Drug Strategy Network

"Buzzed is one of the most important books I’ve ever read.… So comprehensive and so readable that I recommend everybody who’s interested in this area—kids who are taking drugs, parents, professionals… and, most of all, politicians and legislators—to read it."

Irvine Welsh