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 118
... narcotics in other countries while it had no federal drug legislation of its own , activists influenced legislators to consider anti - narcotics legislation . Interest groups on both sides of the debate had reasons for supporting or ...
... narcotics in other countries while it had no federal drug legislation of its own , activists influenced legislators to consider anti - narcotics legislation . Interest groups on both sides of the debate had reasons for supporting or ...
Page 309
... narcotics , and of the more commonly used narcotics , heroin seems to do the job best of all . A third characteristic of narcotics is that they tend to be soporific — that is , in suffi- ciently large doses , they induce drowsiness ...
... narcotics , and of the more commonly used narcotics , heroin seems to do the job best of all . A third characteristic of narcotics is that they tend to be soporific — that is , in suffi- ciently large doses , they induce drowsiness ...
Page 336
... Narcotics and the FBI . Currently , it is supported by Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi's " gen- eral theory of crime " ( 1990 ) . This perspective is also referred to as the " criminal model . " The Intensification Model The ...
... Narcotics and the FBI . Currently , it is supported by Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi's " gen- eral theory of crime " ( 1990 ) . This perspective is also referred to as the " criminal model . " The Intensification Model The ...
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