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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.

本书作者团队由三位药理学家和两位大学生组成。三位学者有感于当下最迫切需要药物准确信息的，正是刚开始对面生活中各种诱惑的年轻人，因此邀请两位大学生参与编写本书。莉和杰里米从年轻人的视角，道出他们如何看待药物和毒品的问题、需要怎样的帮助，希望能与家长、学校和社会进行更切实的沟通，“带着知识向药物说不”。

辛西娅·库恩（Cynthia Kuhn），杜克大学医学中心药理学教授，药理科学培训计划负责人。

斯科特·斯沃茨韦德（ScottSwartzwelder），杜克大学医学中心心理学和医学教授，精神病学与行为学临床专家，同时在退伍军人事务部担任高级顾问。

威尔基·威尔逊（Wilkie Wilson），杜克大学预防病学教授，社会科学研究所和儿童与家庭政策中心顾问。

莉·希瑟·威尔逊（LeighHeather Wilson），毕业于美国梅瑞迪斯学院西班牙语言文学专业，目前从事教育咨询工作。

杰里米·福斯特（Jeremy Foster），毕业于美国北卡罗来纳大学新闻与大众传播专业，现为国际发展方面的专家。