Pharmacy Law & Policy
Below are resources pertaining to California Law and history of U.S. Drug Policy.
Federal Drug Enforcement: History, Policies, Trends by ISBN: 9781634637862Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Drugs and Drug Policy by
While there have always been norms and customs around the use of drugs, explicit public policies--regulations, taxes, and prohibitions--designed to control drug abuse are a more recent phenomenon. Those policies sometimes have terrible side-effects: most prominently the development of criminal enterprises dealing in forbidden (or untaxed) drugs and the use of the profits of drug-dealing to finance insurgency and terrorism. Neither a drug-free world nor a world of free drugs seems to be on offer, leaving citizens and officials to face the age-old problem: What are we going to do about drugs? In Drugs and Drug Policy, three noted authorities survey the subject with exceptional clarity, in this addition to the acclaimed series, What Everyone Needs to Know®. They begin, by defining "drugs," examining how they work in the brain, discussing the nature of addiction, and exploring the damage they do to users. The book moves on to policy, answering questions about legalization, the role of criminal prohibitions, and the relative legal tolerance for alcohol and tobacco. The authors then dissect the illicit trade, from street dealers to the flow of money to the effect of catching kingpins, and show the precise nature of the relationship between drugs and crime. They examine treatment, both its effectiveness and the role of public policy, and discuss the beneficial effects of some abusable substances. Finally they move outward to look at the role of drugs in our foreign policy, their relationship to terrorism, and the ugly politics that surround the issue. Crisp, clear, and comprehensive, this is a handy and up-to-date overview of one of the most pressing topics in today's world. What Everyone Needs to Know® is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.
ISBN: 9780199764518Publication Date: 2011-07-13
Consumer Information
Below are resources that can be easily understood by consumers. Resources include authoritative web pages such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Medline Plus, and DailyMed.
AHFS Drug Information Essentials by Publication Date: 2017
Drug Resource Guides
Below are two published resources for healthcare professionals in regards to drug-related information. Each resource provides easy to understand information.
Drug Interactions
Drug-drug interactions can lead to adverse effects in patients. Below are some resources in the ACC online library that discuss drug interactions amongst different populations and medications.
Drug-Drug Interactions in Pharmaceutical Development by ISBN: 9780471794417Publication Date: 2007-11-12
