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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Erich Goode. a psychoactive substance , but that fact alone does not make him or her a potential tar- get of law ... drugs on biological organisms . " Psy- chopharmacology " is the study of the effects of drugs specifically on the brain ...
Erich Goode. a psychoactive substance , but that fact alone does not make him or her a potential tar- get of law ... drugs on biological organisms . " Psy- chopharmacology " is the study of the effects of drugs specifically on the brain ...
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... drugs - those that are taken legally , via prescription , for medical and psychiatric problems - are a major source of psychoactive drug use . In addition , the effects of some psychoactive drugs ( mainly antipsychotics ) are not ...
... drugs - those that are taken legally , via prescription , for medical and psychiatric problems - are a major source of psychoactive drug use . In addition , the effects of some psychoactive drugs ( mainly antipsychotics ) are not ...
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... drug use cited above , 4 out of 10 physicians ( 42 % ) said that they had treated themselves with one or more psychoactive drugs one or more times , and 7 percent said that they had done so on 60 or more occasions ; one - third of ...
... drug use cited above , 4 out of 10 physicians ( 42 % ) said that they had treated themselves with one or more psychoactive drugs one or more times , and 7 percent said that they had done so on 60 or more occasions ; one - third of ...
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