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 98
... OPIUM LEGISLATION With the exception of alcohol , the earliest drug legislation enacted in the United States was directed specifically at the use and distribution of opium . In one form or another , opium had been an essential ...
... OPIUM LEGISLATION With the exception of alcohol , the earliest drug legislation enacted in the United States was directed specifically at the use and distribution of opium . In one form or another , opium had been an essential ...
Page 99
... opium dens , men vastly outnumbered women , whites were relatively rare , and " respectable " white women rarer still . Nonetheless , some conservative members of the white community feared that opium smoking " had spread or was about ...
... opium dens , men vastly outnumbered women , whites were relatively rare , and " respectable " white women rarer still . Nonetheless , some conservative members of the white community feared that opium smoking " had spread or was about ...
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... opium ; examples : opium itself , morphine , codeine , and heroin . opioids Synthetic narcotics ; examples : fentanyl , oxycodone , Demerol , Percodan , and methadone . Opium Wars Two wars ( 1839–1842 and 1856–1860 ) fought by Great ...
... opium ; examples : opium itself , morphine , codeine , and heroin . opioids Synthetic narcotics ; examples : fentanyl , oxycodone , Demerol , Percodan , and methadone . Opium Wars Two wars ( 1839–1842 and 1856–1860 ) fought by Great ...
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