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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... peyote " buttons , " cut from the peyote cactus and collected into piles that were carbon - dated to 4,000 years ago . Paleontologists believe that humans cultivated the cannabis or marijuana plant and the opium poppy contempo ...
... peyote " buttons , " cut from the peyote cactus and collected into piles that were carbon - dated to 4,000 years ago . Paleontologists believe that humans cultivated the cannabis or marijuana plant and the opium poppy contempo ...
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... peyote , and opium , as well as the alcohol that issues from fermented fruit . This can be referred to as the natural era of drug consumption . In ancient and tribal societies , the use of mind - altering drugs tended to take place ...
... peyote , and opium , as well as the alcohol that issues from fermented fruit . This can be referred to as the natural era of drug consumption . In ancient and tribal societies , the use of mind - altering drugs tended to take place ...
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... Peyote , 419 Peyote buttons , 6 Peyote cactus , 426 Pharmaceutical corporations , 227 Pharmacological concepts , 51 acute effects , 34 chronic effects , 34 direct effects , 34 drug tolerance , 35–36 ED / LD ratio , 34-35 indirect ...
... Peyote , 419 Peyote buttons , 6 Peyote cactus , 426 Pharmaceutical corporations , 227 Pharmacological concepts , 51 acute effects , 34 chronic effects , 34 direct effects , 34 drug tolerance , 35–36 ED / LD ratio , 34-35 indirect ...
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