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41) Ecstasy
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Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
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"Discusses the history, effects, and dangers of Ecstasy as well as addiction treatment options"--Provided by publisher.
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Con una perspectiva global, Drogas y prohibición constituye el segundo volumen de un proyecto iniciado con el estudio sobre el estado de la cuestión a nivel regional; esto es, en el mundo andino. La "guerra contra las drogas" ha sido una cruzada fallida, y la vivencia sobre el tema exige una nueva reflexión. Atravesamos una coyuntura propicia para un debate posprohibicionista. Los ensayos de este libro, con criterios metodológicos e históricos...
43) Easy rider
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Criterion collection volume 545
Language
English
Description
Hippie motorcyclists cross the Southwest and encounter a crazy quilt of good and bad people. An attorney joins their quest for awhile and articulates society's problem with freedom as the two hippies embody it.
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English
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Miles Montego has it all. Including a past. He was king of the streets as a high-level drug trafficker, and although he has tried to move on, the DEA isn't convinced. Miles is still rolling with his old friends, and the feds are certain he has not fully retired from his criminal past. When Miles meets Vanessa, a woman who is different than every other woman he's met, he is drawn to her beauty and her spirituality. As their connection grows deeper,...
45) Fatal Beauty
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English
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Whoopi Goldberg stars as a witty, street-smart L.A. narcotics cop who goes undercover to investigate a poisoned drug shipment in this explosive, romantic action-comedy. Co-stars Sam Elliott.
46) Side effects
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.
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English
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Examines the many different forms of anxiety disorders, the most common psychiatric illness in North America, discussing the symptoms of the disorder, telling the stories of people who suffer with anxiety, and looking at psychiatric drugs and other therapies.
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Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Michael Pollan elegantly brings together in a single narrative this unruly history, the story of the current resurgence in psychedelic research, and his own fantastic personal adventure with these substances. This is a brand new story about these incredible drugs, which today are demonstrating a remarkable usefulness in treating mental conditions such as PTSD, depression, and end-of-life anxiety.
50) The new girl
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English
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"A transfer student and scholarship recipient, sophomore Lia Setiawan is angered when she discovers a cheating ring, but by the time she finds a dead body and shuts down the campus drug dealer, she fears she might be the biggest snake in the Draycott Academy nest of vipers"--OCLC.
52) Down & Dangerous
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English
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Always one step ahead of the Feds, Paul Boxer is the most inventive and principled smuggler in the trade, and has never needed to carry a gun. When violent mid-level traffickers coerce him into designing a foolproof plan to bring ten kilos of cocaine across the México border, he maneuvers to rid himself of their hold over him once and for all. However, when a sharp and beautiful woman from his past enlists his help to escape this rival outfit, Paul...
54) Synchronic
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English
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When two paramedics are called to a series of strange accidents, they blame a new street drug. But when one’s daughter disappears, the other happens upon a terrifying truth that challenges everything he knows about reality—and time itself.
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English
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"Prescription drug addiction is now one of the nation's most serious drug problems. More Americans are abusing controlled prescription drugs more than cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants, and heroin combined. With the exception of marijuana, prescription painkillers are the most widely abused drug in the U.S. Many who are addicted to prescription drugs are "unwitting addicts"-they have no history of drug abuse, but become addicted after taking a drug...
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An authoritative guide to the health risks of using cannabis and practical, step-by-step information on coping with withdrawal symptoms and quitting marijuana for goodDo you feel you're losing focus and concentration? Is weed taking a toll on your relationships? Is it taking over your life? The longer you have used marijuana, the harder it is to quit. Maybe, like many others, you have experienced anxiety, sleeplessness, and strong cravings when you've...
57) Antibiotics
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English
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"In Antibiotics, readers will learn about the science and technology behind the development of antibiotics. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage readers as they learn more about the challenges overcome to create antibiotics and how this super science feat continues to adapt in our changing world. A Take a Look! infographic aids understanding, sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an activity helps...
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English
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Barbara Gordon's groundbreaking memoir tells the extraordinary story of a woman who has it all, or thinks she does-a career as an Emmy-award-winning documentary producer, a man she loves, a world of friends, and a beautiful apartment in Manhattan. But beneath the facade, Barbara's life is spinning out of control. In spite of the pills prescribed by her doctor, a nameless terror disrupting her daily life intensifies until she is besieged by crippling...
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Español
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Las pastillas han formado parte de mi vida desde que a los catorce años me diagnosticaron enfermedad renal crónica. Con más de cuarenta, y tras dos trasplantes de riñón, tomaba inmunosupresores para no rechazar el último riñón que me había donado mi marido Kevin, ansiolíticos para calmar la ansiedad y opiáceos para aliviar los dolores de cabeza. Para todo mal hay una pastilla y para cada pastilla hay un médico dispuesto a recetarla.
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