ADHD medications : history, science, and issues / Victor B. Stolberg.

Author/creator Stolberg, Victor B. author.
Format Electronic
PublicationSanta Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2017]
Description1 online resource (xii, 275 pages).
Supplemental ContentOnline access
Subjects
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Drug use.
Drug utilization--History.
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity--drug therapy.
Drug Therapy--history.
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

Variant title Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications
SeriesThe Story of a Drug
Story of a drug. ^A1373146
Contents A case study : driven by fire -- What are ADHD medications? -- ADHD medications : a brief history -- How ADHD medications work -- Effects and applications -- Risks, misuse, and overdose -- Production, distribution, and regulation -- The social dimensions of ADHD medications -- The future of ADHD medications.
Abstract This text provides a comprehensive analysis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications, covering historical, social, and scientific viewpoints on this important and controversial class of medications.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 13, 2018).
Issued in other formPrint version: Stolberg, Victor B. ADHD medications. Santa Barbara : Greenwood, [2017] 9781610697255
Genre/formElectronic books.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2017029382
ISBN9781610697262 (electronic book)
ISBN161069726X (electronic book)
ISBN(hardcover)
ISBN(hardcover)
Stock number37171D01-B878-4549-BD1E-A32C29FCCE34 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com