Magic Molecules, 9780521044158
Paperback
We are all drugs users. From caffeine to cocaine and Prozac to penicillin, drugs play an important part in our lives, both medically and recreationally. In clear and accessible language for the popular science reader, Susan Aldridge describes the science of how drugs work.

Magic Molecules

How Drugs Work

$125.27

  • Paperback

    284 pages

  • Release Date

    5 November 2007

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Summary

All of us are drug users, in the broadest sense of the word. Drugs can be medicines, they can be used for pleasure, and they can also be used to protect our long-term health. It is important that we are well informed about the drugs we use - how they work, their benefits and their risks. This book is a unique guide for the general science reader to the drugs of everyday life - from the main types of medicine through to recreational drugs and food supplements. It looks at how drugs interact wi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780521044158
ISBN-10:0521044154
Author:Susan Aldridge
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Imprint:Cambridge University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:284
Release Date:5 November 2007
Weight:410g
Dimensions:235mm x 156mm x 14mm
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Critics Review

’ … very informative and well written … this book is well worth reading and deserves to reach a wide audience.‘Rob Kingston, Chemistry in Britain

’… this book flows like a river, uncovering the delicate dance between drugs and health and filling in the background … Magic Molecules really hits the spot.’ Ben Crystall, New Scientist ‘I wish that this book had been available a few years ago … Magic Molecules presents some of the great stories about past and present drug discovery and development. It provides accessible information about the drugs that we take and the fascinating science behind them, with all of the hype and confusion cut away. Everyone will find something gripping in this book.’ Martin Westwell, The Times Higher Education Supplement ‘… very informative and well written … this book is well worth reading and deserves to reach a wide audience.’ Rob Kingston, Chemistry in Britain ‘… an elegant book … an admirable book. One can sense the enjoyment of the author in writing it. I wonder what she was on.’ Paul Wymer, Chemistry and Industry

About The Author

Susan Aldridge

Aldridge, Clinical Sciences Centre, London

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