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 250
... friends is massively and overwhelmingly correlated with his or her own use of the drug . Adolescents report more similarity with their friends in marijuana use than in any other activity . Of all things that friends have in common ...
... friends is massively and overwhelmingly correlated with his or her own use of the drug . Adolescents report more similarity with their friends in marijuana use than in any other activity . Of all things that friends have in common ...
Page 318
... friends , they were shooting up too . . . . The problem with kicking heroin ... is that all of your friends aren't kicking at the same time . . . . A three months ' abstention was accomplished only by almost total isolation from friends ...
... friends , they were shooting up too . . . . The problem with kicking heroin ... is that all of your friends aren't kicking at the same time . . . . A three months ' abstention was accomplished only by almost total isolation from friends ...
Page 383
... friends because of the fear of my parents being on another phone . But there was a problem : No one would front me the cocaine . If I wanted it , I had to pay for it up front . If I wanted to continue dealing cocaine with my friend , I ...
... friends because of the fear of my parents being on another phone . But there was a problem : No one would front me the cocaine . If I wanted it , I had to pay for it up front . If I wanted to continue dealing cocaine with my friend , I ...
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