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The third edition of the essential, accessible source for understanding how drugs work and their effects on body and behavior. Together, the first two editions of Buzzed have sold over 120,000 copies—and now the authors have revised and updated the book to include the most recent discoveries about drugs, including new information on the energy drinks craze, prescription drugs such as OxyContin and Ambien, and the date-rape drug GHB. Scientifically accurate and easy to read, this no-nonsense handbook gives the most balanced, objective information available on the most often used and abused drugs, from alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine to heroin, Ecstasy, and methamphetamine. In both quick-reference summaries and in-depth analysis, it reports on how these drugs enter the body, how they manipulate the brain, their short-term and long-term effects, the kinds of “high” 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.

本書作者團隊由三位藥理學傢和兩位大學生組成。三位學者有感於當下最迫切需要藥物準確信息的，正是剛開始對麵生活中各種誘惑的年輕人，因此邀請兩位大學生參與編寫本書。莉和傑裏米從年輕人的視角，道齣他們如何看待藥物和毒品的問題、需要怎樣的幫助，希望能與傢長、學校和社會進行更切實的溝通，“帶著知識嚮藥物說不”。

辛西婭·庫恩（Cynthia Kuhn），杜剋大學醫學中心藥理學教授，藥理科學培訓計劃負責人。

斯科特·斯沃茨韋德（ScottSwartzwelder），杜剋大學醫學中心心理學和醫學教授，精神病學與行為學臨床專傢，同時在退伍軍人事務部擔任高級顧問。

威爾基·威爾遜（Wilkie Wilson），杜剋大學預防病學教授，社會科學研究所和兒童與傢庭政策中心顧問。

莉·希瑟·威爾遜（LeighHeather Wilson），畢業於美國梅瑞迪斯學院西班牙語言文學專業，目前從事教育谘詢工作。

傑裏米·福斯特（Jeremy Foster），畢業於美國北卡羅來納大學新聞與大眾傳播專業，現為國際發展方麵的專傢。