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4. Recreational drugs
Les Iversen
in Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
‘Recreational drugs’ explores the origins, mechanisms, and criminalization of many widely used drugs. Many recreational drugs are legal including alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine, which are ...
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8. Sleep and society
Steven W. Lockley and Russell G. Foster
in Sleep: A Very Short Introduction
Society affects sleep and sleep affects society, influencing childhood learning and development, workplace safety and efficiency, and the economy. Society's attitude to sleep affects how ...
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9. The 24-hour society
Steven W. Lockley and Russell G. Foster
in Sleep: A Very Short Introduction
We live in a society of 24-hour news coverage, supermarkets, and internet availability. The odds are stacked against good sleep. How have we arrived at this state of affairs? Shift work is ...
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Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
Les Iversen
Drugs: A Very Short Introduction provides a non-technical account of how drugs work in the body. The 20th century saw a remarkable upsurge of research on medicinal drugs, with ...
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2. Time of day matters
Russell G. Foster and Leon Kreitzman
in Circadian Rhythms: A Very Short Introduction
Numerous studies have shown that a broad range of activities—both physical and cognitive—vary across the 24-hour day. The blood pressure and heart rate of a human shows striking day–night ...
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