Man, Drugs and Addiction

Contents: 1. World drug problems. 2. Classification of Narcotic drugs. 3. Key questions for drug users. 4. Opium, Opiates and Opioid. 5. Other Narcotic drugs. 6. Alcohol. 7. Psychomotor stimulants. 8. Psychomotor stimulant: caffeine. 9. Psychomotor stimulant: tobacco. 10. Drug - use patterns in different countries. 11. Socioeconomic development and changes in drug use in India. 12. Status of drug education in world. 13. The Narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 14. Glossary.