Encyclopaedia of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Volume Vol. 2nd

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) Act, 1989; U.P. Excise (Amendment) Act, 1990; U.P. Excise (Amendment) Act, 1990; Supplement (U.P. Excise Act, 1910); National Drug Enforcement Statistics as on 30.3.96 • Glossary • The Golden Triangle and Crescent • Asia's Drug Epidemic • International Phenomenon of Narcotics Smuggling • West-ward Ho! • Noreiga Trial and Cuban Scandal • Land of Drug Dons: Colombia • Pakistan Nexus and Narcotics Nucleus • Indian Connection • Strange Smugglers and Dubious Destination • Methods and Techniques of Narcotic Smuggling • Money Laundering • Narcotics and Terrorism • Chellenges of International Drug Trafficking and Strategy to Control • The Methodology of Investigation • The Control of Lawful Supplies of Narcotic Drugs • The Organization of Law Enforcement • Organization of Intelligence Gathering • Instruction Concerning Anti-narcotic Kits • The Role of Criminal Justice System • Prisons and Drug Control • Criminality in Contemporary World • Drug Dependence: Prevention and Treatment • Socio-Medical Strategies and Therapeutic Programmes • United States’ War on Drugs • Regional and International Co-operation: Conventions and Obligations • Global Control Mechanism • United Nations’ Vital Role in Drug Control • Smoking • Hazards of Tobacco Smoking • The Excise Tangle • Appendices • International Conference on Drug Abuse and IIIicit Trafficking • Convention on Psychotropic Substances • Tabular Summary of Legislation • Resolutions of the World Health Assembly • List of Legislation Reviewed • The Delhi Prohibition of Smoking and Non-smokers Health Protection Act, 1996 • Aniti-durg Measures by India • Measures Against IIIicit Traffic • Legislation for Eradicating Drug Abuse • Preventive Procedure Under NDPS Act, 1985 • Annexure-1 • United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs • Index The Title 'Encyclopaedia of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances written/authored/edited by Giriraj Shah', published in the year 1998. The ISBN 9788121205412 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 472 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Police / Criminology / Law / PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES / Reference / Dictionary / Encyclopaedia / Sociology. Size of the book is 22.59 x 28.94 cms Vol:- Vol. 2nd