Encyclopaedia Of Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances, Vol.1

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 (Amendmen