Skip to main content

Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior by Carl L. Hart and Charles J. Ksir

ISBN10: 1266624848 | ISBN13: 9781266624841

2026 Release

Product not yet available for student view. Change to an older release to view student options.

Textbook Rental 150 Days Access
ISBN10: 1266624848 | ISBN13: 9781266624841
  • Rent for a fraction of the printed textbook price
  • Complete text bound in hardcover or softcover
    Note: Payment through authorized rental partners
$78.00
Loose-Leaf Purchase
ISBN10: 1266510265 | ISBN13: 9781266510267
  • Unbound loose-leaf version of full text
  • Discount loose-leaf available within Connect
$169.99

Note: Connect can only be used if assigned by your instructor. 

Connect 180 Days Access (Standard)
ISBN10: 1264170246 | ISBN13: 9781264170241
  • Digital access to a comprehensive online learning platform
  • Includes homework, study tools, eBook, and adaptive assignments
  • Download the free ReadAnywhere app to access the eBook offline
  • Check with your instructor to see if a discounted loose-leaf version is available for purchase within Connect for an additional charge.
$113.07

eBook Details

ISBN10: 1264170025 | ISBN13: 9781264170029

eBook Features:

  • Normally the lowest price option for student
  • Integrates in your LMS
  • Accessible tools for students, including read-aloud functionality, jump links and dynamic note-taking and highlighting features

Print Details

ISBN10: 1266510265 | ISBN13: 9781266510267

Print Features:

  • Free instructor sample copy
  • Hardcopy and softcover formats available

* The estimated amount of time this product will be on the market is based on a number of factors, including faculty input to instructional design and the prior revision cycle and updates to academic research-which typically results in a revision cycle ranging from every two to four years for this product. Pricing subject to change at any time.

Instructor Quick Actions

Get eBook Access Get access as soon as you validate!
Request a Print Sample Get a copy as soon as validated.
Contact a Rep Find a local rep best suited for you.
Find Rep

Product Information

Drugs, Society and Human Behavior provides the latest information on drug use and its effects on society as well as on individuals. Trusted for more than four decades by both instructors and students, this authoritative resource examines drugs and drug use from a variety of perspectives: behavioral, pharmacological, historical, social, legal, and clinical. Every release includes the very latest information and statistics on drug use trends, treatments, and drug-related mortality.

McGraw Hill eBooks and digital platforms use an Evergreen delivery model with a release-centered process that makes it easy to keep courses fresh, engaging, and relevant.

Release Notes provide detailed information about new and updated content delivered with each release.

Your account requires validation. Please contact your sales representative.

  • Section One Drug Use in Modern Society
  • 1 Drug Use: An Overview
  • 2 Drug Use as A Social Problem
  • 3 A History Of Drug Policy in the United States
  • Section Two How Drugs Work
  • 4 The Nervous System
  • 5 The Actions of Drugs
  • Section Three: Uppers And Downers
  • 6 Stimulants
  • 7 Depressants and Inhalants
  • 8 Medication for Mental Disorders
  • Section Four Alcohol
  • 9 Alcohol
  • Section Five Familiar Drugs
  • 10 Tobacco
  • 11 Caffeine
  • 12 Dietary Supplements and Over-The-Counter Drugs
  • Section Six Restricted Drugs
  • 13 Opioids
  • 14 Psychedelics
  • 15 Cannabis
  • 16 Performance-Enhancing Drugs
  • Section Seven Prevention and Harm Reduction
  • 17 Preventing Substance Abuse
  • 18 Treating Substance Use Disorders and Drug Policy Alternatives
  • Appendix A Drug Names
  • Appendix B Resources For Information And Assistance
  • Glossary
  • Index

About the Author

Carl L. Hart

Dr. Carl Hart is an Associate Professor in both the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Columbia University and is also a Research Scientist in the Division of Substance Abuse at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. A major focus of Dr. Hart’s research is to understand the complex interactions between neurobiological and environmental factors that mediate and modulate the actions of drugs of abuse, including drug-taking behaviour and cognitive performance. Dr. Hart’s research has been supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse for the past several years. In addition to his substantial research responsibilities, Dr. Hart teaches an undergraduate Drugs and Behaviour course and was recently awarded Columbia University’s highest teaching award.

Charles J. Ksir

Charles Ksir received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and his Ph.D. from Indiana University in Bloomington. Following his postdoctoral training in Neurobiology at the Worcester Foundation in Massachusetts, he began a 34-year career in teaching and research at the University of Wyoming, where he also served in a variety of administrative positions. Now a professor emeritus, he focuses his efforts on teaching and textbook writing. He has taught the psychology course Drugs and Behaviour to more than three thousand students since 1972 and has received several teaching awards.

Ways of reading

  • No information about appearance modifiability is available.
  • Not all of the content will be readable as read aloud speech or dynamic braille.
  • Has alternative text descriptions for images.
  • No information about prerecorded audio is available.

Conformance

This publication claims to meet EPUB Accessibility 1.1 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA.

Navigation

  • Table of contents to all chapters of the text via links
  • Index with links to referenced entries
  • Elements such as headings, tables, etc for structured navigation

Rich content

  • Math formulas in accessible format (MathML)
  • Information-rich images are described by extended descriptions

Hazards

  • The publication does not contain flashing content that can cause photosensitive seizures.
  • The publication does not contain motion simulations that can cause motion sickness.

Accessibility summary

  • Certain images may be essential exceptions (screenshots, medical diagrams, etc.) and thus do not have strong contrast. Boxed sidebars are marked as complementary regions (asides) to aid navigation. In-text references to figures, sections, and pages are linked for easy access however, there are no back links provided. Tables are properly marked up for screen reader compatibility, including summaries for complex tables.

Legal considerations

  • No information is available.

Additional accessibility information

  • Color is not the sole means of conveying information
  • Page breaks included

Need support?   We're here to help - Get real-world support and resources every step of the way.

Top