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 37
... Oral administration , such as drinking a liquid ( like alcohol ) or swallowing a pill , is an even slower and more inefficient method of ingestion . This is the case because taken orally , a drug must pass through the stomach and be ...
... Oral administration , such as drinking a liquid ( like alcohol ) or swallowing a pill , is an even slower and more inefficient method of ingestion . This is the case because taken orally , a drug must pass through the stomach and be ...
Page 173
... orally . ) Heroin and cocaine , the most serious and the least popular - although in principle the most dependency- producing of the illegal drugs , manifested continuance rates of 5 percent and 6 percent , respectively . LSD , a drug ...
... orally . ) Heroin and cocaine , the most serious and the least popular - although in principle the most dependency- producing of the illegal drugs , manifested continuance rates of 5 percent and 6 percent , respectively . LSD , a drug ...
Page 281
... orally via capsule or sniffed in powder form , while methamphetamine , in powder form , is injected , snorted , or smoked . At one time , a type of methamphetamine was prescribed under the brand name Methedrine ; it is no longer legally ...
... orally via capsule or sniffed in powder form , while methamphetamine , in powder form , is injected , snorted , or smoked . At one time , a type of methamphetamine was prescribed under the brand name Methedrine ; it is no longer legally ...
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