Drugs in American SocietyGoode's Drugs in American Society 7/e is a well-respected, brief investigation of the full range of psychoactive drug use; from legal, medical and perscription use to criminal, recreational use and from casual use to addiction. Objective pro and con accounts on important issues like treatment, education, rehabilitation, and legalization give students a thorough understanding of the topics. The new seventh edition continues to provide the most balanced and up-to-date coverage in an accessible, engaging style. |
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... Grinspoon , " just as penicillin was the wonder drug of the forties . " Grinspoon , 76 , is a physician , retired Harvard professor of psychiatry , and the author of six volumes on drugs , two of them devoted to cannabis . To the ...
... Grinspoon , " just as penicillin was the wonder drug of the forties . " Grinspoon , 76 , is a physician , retired Harvard professor of psychiatry , and the author of six volumes on drugs , two of them devoted to cannabis . To the ...
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... Grinspoon and Bakalar , 1976 , p . 20 ) . The success of Mariani's coca concoction spawned countless imitators . John Pember- ton of Atlanta , a pharmacist and purveyor of a line of patent medicines , introduced his coca- based Peruvian ...
... Grinspoon and Bakalar , 1976 , p . 20 ) . The success of Mariani's coca concoction spawned countless imitators . John Pember- ton of Atlanta , a pharmacist and purveyor of a line of patent medicines , introduced his coca- based Peruvian ...
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... Grinspoon , Lester , and James B. Bakalar . 1979. Psychedelic Drugs Reconsidered . New York : Basic Books . Grinspoon , Lester , and James B. Bakalar . 1993 . Marihuana : The Forbidden Medicine . New Haven , CT : Yale University Press ...
... Grinspoon , Lester , and James B. Bakalar . 1979. Psychedelic Drugs Reconsidered . New York : Basic Books . Grinspoon , Lester , and James B. Bakalar . 1993 . Marihuana : The Forbidden Medicine . New Haven , CT : Yale University Press ...
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