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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Page 61
... narcotic addiction . Developed by physicians Vincent Dole and Marie Nyswander ( 1965 , 1980 ; Dole , 1980 ) , this theory argues that heroin addicts suffer from a metabolic disease or disorder , much as diabetics do . Once certain ...
... narcotic addiction . Developed by physicians Vincent Dole and Marie Nyswander ( 1965 , 1980 ; Dole , 1980 ) , this theory argues that heroin addicts suffer from a metabolic disease or disorder , much as diabetics do . Once certain ...
Page 104
... narcotic addicts in the United States came about not as a result of the passage and enforcement of the Harrison Act , but through voluntary changes in medical practice . Prior to 1900 , writes Courtwright , " most addiction resulted ...
... narcotic addicts in the United States came about not as a result of the passage and enforcement of the Harrison Act , but through voluntary changes in medical practice . Prior to 1900 , writes Courtwright , " most addiction resulted ...
Page 118
... narcotics to addicts , even by physicians for maintenance purposes . Clinics set up to dispense narcotics to addicts were all closed down by 1923. Narcotic addiction , once seen as an unfortunate illness , came to be treated as a crime ...
... narcotics to addicts , even by physicians for maintenance purposes . Clinics set up to dispense narcotics to addicts were all closed down by 1923. Narcotic addiction , once seen as an unfortunate illness , came to be treated as a crime ...
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