Up-to-date and student-oriented, DRUGS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM, encourages students to examine the motivation for drug use, the social implications of drug use, legal ramifications and factors affecting how drugs interact with the human body. The eighth edition looks at the history and culture surrounding drug use and abuse, provides key information regarding specific types of drugs and reviews drug treatment, education and prevention approaches and programs. Utilizing active learning features like "Fact or Fiction" and "Thinking Critically" questions, authors Goldberg and Mitchell engage and educate students about the topics and issues related to drugs in society. Available with MindTap Health, the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery.