Encyclopaedia of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Vol -2

About The Author:- Dr. Giriraj Shah, (Retd. Inspector General of Police, Technical Services, Uttar Pradesh), is Director of Uttarakhand Sodh Sansthan and is a life member of Royal Geographical Society, London. Contents:- List of Illustrations List of Tables Foreword Preface List of Abbreviations Ecstasy and Agony History of Drugs Drugs in Literature Identification of Drugs Hallucinogens Stimulants Depressants Opium Opium Cultivation in Uttarakhand Hills Control Over Cultivation of Poppy and Manufacture of Opium Opium Derivatives, Processing and Use Opium Regulation and Trading Heroin : Use and Abuse Heroin Boom in India Cannabis Use and Abuse of Cannabis Cocaine Use and Abuse of Cocaine Cocaine and Crime Drugs–Use and Abuse Drug Dependence and Addiction Addiction Youth and Drug Addiction Culture of Addiction Drugs and Sports The Quest for Excellence What in My Sin? Drugs and Indian Sports Drug Abuse: A Case for Stiffer Penalties The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Intravenous Drug Abuse Drugs as Instigating Agent for Crime Alcohol Menace of Alcohol Alcohol....