Drug Effects : Khat in Biocultural and Socioeconomic Perspective.

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Khat, marijuana, peyote - are these dangerous drugs or vilified plants with rich cultural and medical values? In this book, Lisa Gezon brings the drug debate into the 21st century, proposing criteria for evaluating psychotropic substances. Focusing on khat, whose bushy leaves are an increasingly pop...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gezon, Lisa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, 2012.
Colección:Advances in critical medical anthropology ; v. 3.
Temas:
Khat > Social aspects.
Khat > Economic aspects.
Khat > Political aspects.
Celastraceae.
Sociology.
Social sciences.
Medical care.
Angiosperms.
Psychotropic drugs.
Celastraceae
Sociology
Population Characteristics
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Social Sciences
Delivery of Health Care
Magnoliopsida
Embryophyta
Pharmacologic Actions
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Chemical Actions and Uses
Streptophyta
Viridiplantae
Chemicals and Drugs
Plants
Eukaryota
Organisms
Catha
Socioeconomic Factors
Psychotropic Drugs
Célastracées.
Sociologie.
Médicaments du système nerveux central.
Sciences sociales.
Prestation de soins.
Angiospermes.
Plantes.
Psychotropes.
sociology.
social sciences.
Angiospermae (division)
NATURE > Plants > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Khat, marijuana, peyote - are these dangerous drugs or vilified plants with rich cultural and medical values? In this book, Lisa Gezon brings the drug debate into the 21st century, proposing criteria for evaluating psychotropic substances. Focusing on khat, whose bushy leaves are an increasingly popular stimulant and the target of vehement anti-drug campaigns, she explores biocultural and socioeconomic contexts on local, national, and global levels. Gezon provides a multi-disciplinary examination of the plant's direct physical and psychological effects, as well as indirect social and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (266 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781611327885
1611327881
1598744909
9781598744903

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