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 132
... stories dropped off sharply . Media accounts of PCP were extremely narrowly focused . In a quarter of the newspa- per articles , " violent or shocking themes " predominated , and in one , an especially grue- some story appeared . In ...
... stories dropped off sharply . Media accounts of PCP were extremely narrowly focused . In a quarter of the newspa- per articles , " violent or shocking themes " predominated , and in one , an especially grue- some story appeared . In ...
Page 139
... story . When the Post editors sent the Toledo paper the résumé she had sub- mitted to them , the Blade editors ... story . After repeatedly denying it , finally Cooke broke down , admitting that the story had been " a fabrication ...
... story . When the Post editors sent the Toledo paper the résumé she had sub- mitted to them , the Blade editors ... story . After repeatedly denying it , finally Cooke broke down , admitting that the story had been " a fabrication ...
Page 140
... story , " most addicts could have told the Post immediately that it was concocted " ( p . 83 ) . Just for veracity's sake , why didn't the newspaper's editors run the story by the souls who live the very lives the story supposedly ...
... story , " most addicts could have told the Post immediately that it was concocted " ( p . 83 ) . Just for veracity's sake , why didn't the newspaper's editors run the story by the souls who live the very lives the story supposedly ...
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