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 337
... violent crime : Drug users are more likely to engage in more , and more serious , violent offenses than nonusers , and as use escalates , so does the likelihood of engaging in violence . The most serious of all forms of violence , of ...
... violent crime : Drug users are more likely to engage in more , and more serious , violent offenses than nonusers , and as use escalates , so does the likelihood of engaging in violence . The most serious of all forms of violence , of ...
Page 340
... violence - systemic violence . COCAINE USE AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR Several of the same researchers who were involved in the study on the connection between drugs and criminal homicide ( Goldstein et al . , 1989 ) became curious about how ...
... violence - systemic violence . COCAINE USE AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR Several of the same researchers who were involved in the study on the connection between drugs and criminal homicide ( Goldstein et al . , 1989 ) became curious about how ...
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... violence . At the upper reaches of use , psychopharmacological vio- lence is extremely common , even routine ; violence is an inextricable fact of life , a part of the subculture of cocaine abuse . But this violence tends to be gender ...
... violence . At the upper reaches of use , psychopharmacological vio- lence is extremely common , even routine ; violence is an inextricable fact of life , a part of the subculture of cocaine abuse . But this violence tends to be gender ...
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