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 34
... liver after 30 years of heavy drinking , lung cancer after decades of two - pack - a - day cigarette smoking , or brain damage after a period of methamphetamine dependence are all chronic effects from which users can suffer after the ...
... liver after 30 years of heavy drinking , lung cancer after decades of two - pack - a - day cigarette smoking , or brain damage after a period of methamphetamine dependence are all chronic effects from which users can suffer after the ...
Page 181
... liver , hospital admissions for alcohol - related dementia , drunk driving citations , automobile fatalities , and arrests for drunk and disorderly conduct . For in- stance , the death rate from cirrhosis of the liver declined from the ...
... liver , hospital admissions for alcohol - related dementia , drunk driving citations , automobile fatalities , and arrests for drunk and disorderly conduct . For in- stance , the death rate from cirrhosis of the liver declined from the ...
Page 244
... liver functioning reverted to normal . So the abnormal livers the researchers saw in their subjects were related not to the subjects ' marijuana use , but to the fact that many of them also drank alcohol , a number of them heavily . One ...
... liver functioning reverted to normal . So the abnormal livers the researchers saw in their subjects were related not to the subjects ' marijuana use , but to the fact that many of them also drank alcohol , a number of them heavily . One ...
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