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 152
... researchers rely on drawing samples of people that are similar in important ways to the whole group , category , or universe from which they are chosen . But the way a sample is drawn is extremely important . Researchers who conduct ...
... researchers rely on drawing samples of people that are similar in important ways to the whole group , category , or universe from which they are chosen . But the way a sample is drawn is extremely important . Researchers who conduct ...
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... researchers at least as far back as the 1920s . The questions that these researchers have asked are these : Does drug use cause criminal behav- ior ? Does crime cause drug use ? Or are they both effects of a common cause ? Drug researchers ...
... researchers at least as far back as the 1920s . The questions that these researchers have asked are these : Does drug use cause criminal behav- ior ? Does crime cause drug use ? Or are they both effects of a common cause ? Drug researchers ...
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... researchers found that half were drug related , and of the ones that were drug related , 60 percent were crack related . Us- ing judgments made independently by the police and the researchers , it became clear that very few of the crack ...
... researchers found that half were drug related , and of the ones that were drug related , 60 percent were crack related . Us- ing judgments made independently by the police and the researchers , it became clear that very few of the crack ...
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