Encyclopaedia of Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances, Vol.2 - Tapa dura

About The Author:- Dr. Giriraj Shah, (Retd. Inspector General of Police, Technical Services, Uttar Pradesh), is Director of Uttarakhand Sodh Sansthan and is a life member of Royal Geographical Society, London., Contents:- List of Illustrations · List of Tables · Foreword · Preface · List of Abbreviations · Ecstasy and Agony · History of Drugs · Drugs in Literature · Identification of Drugs · Hallucinogens · Stimulants · Depressants · Opium · Opium Cultivation in Uttarakhand Hills · Control Over Cultivation of Poppy and Manufacture of Opium · Opium Derivatives, Processing and Use · Opium Regulation and Trading · Heroin : Use and Abuse · Heroin Boom in India · Cannabis · Use and Abuse of Cannabis · Cocaine · Use and Abuse of Cocaine · Cocaine and Crime · Drugs-Use and Abuse · Drug Dependence and Addiction · Addiction · Youth and Drug Addiction · Culture of Addiction · Drugs and Sports · The Quest for Excellence · What in My Sin? · Drugs and Indian Sports · Drug Abuse: A Case for Stiffer Penalties · The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Intravenous Drug Abuse · Drugs as Instigating Agent for Crime · Alcohol · Menace of Alcohol · Alcohol and National Movement · Fight Against Alcoholism · Alcohol and Prohibition in Welfare State · Regulation of Alcohol Use · Appendix-I The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 · Appendix-II The Illegally Acquired Property (Receipt, Management and Disposal) Rules, 1989 · Appendix-III Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property (Fees) Rules, 1989 · Appendix-IV The Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property (Conditions of Service of Chairman and Members) Rules, 1989 · Appendix-V The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Authentication of Documents) Rules, 1992 · Appendix-VI The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 1993 · Appendix-VII Notifications under the Acts and Rules · Appendix-VIII U.P. Excise Act, 1910; U.P. Excise (Amendment) Act, 1986; U.P. Excise (Amendment