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 228
... patients in mental hospitals in the United States from the 1950s onward . In 1955 , there were almost 560,000 mental patients in residence on a given day in nonfederal mental hospitals across the country ; that year , Thorazine , an ...
... patients in mental hospitals in the United States from the 1950s onward . In 1955 , there were almost 560,000 mental patients in residence on a given day in nonfederal mental hospitals across the country ; that year , Thorazine , an ...
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... patients are all significantly reduced . As a result of the use of the antipsychotics , patients exhibit fewer symptoms of psy- chosis and have become more manageable , which has permitted mental hospitals to cut back or discontinue ...
... patients are all significantly reduced . As a result of the use of the antipsychotics , patients exhibit fewer symptoms of psy- chosis and have become more manageable , which has permitted mental hospitals to cut back or discontinue ...
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... patients , " This drug is transporting a lot of people from misery to well- being " ( Cowley et al . , 1991 , p . 64 ) . Peter Kramer , a physician and author of the best - selling book Listening to Prozac ( 1993 ) , argued that the ...
... patients , " This drug is transporting a lot of people from misery to well- being " ( Cowley et al . , 1991 , p . 64 ) . Peter Kramer , a physician and author of the best - selling book Listening to Prozac ( 1993 ) , argued that the ...
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