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
... Barbiturates are used medically for two main purposes , which are actually pharmacologically degrees of the same function : sedation and hypnosis , that is , as calming agents and sleep inducers . The first barbiturate was derived from ...
... Barbiturates are used medically for two main purposes , which are actually pharmacologically degrees of the same function : sedation and hypnosis , that is , as calming agents and sleep inducers . The first barbiturate was derived from ...
Page 154
... barbiturate and tranquilizer addicts in the United States at over a million ( Weinswig and Doerr 1968 , p . 149 ) . Roughly a million pounds of the barbiturates and well over a million pounds of only one of the many available ...
... barbiturate and tranquilizer addicts in the United States at over a million ( Weinswig and Doerr 1968 , p . 149 ) . Roughly a million pounds of the barbiturates and well over a million pounds of only one of the many available ...
Page 260
... Barbiturates Sedatives . See Barbiturates ; Tranquilizers Selling , drug , 176 , 187 , 191-192 , 199– 200 , 204 , 244 , 245ff , 248 Setting . See Social context of drug use Sex ( gender ) , 38–39 , 92 , 190 Sexual activity , 4 , 5 , 15 ...
... Barbiturates Sedatives . See Barbiturates ; Tranquilizers Selling , drug , 176 , 187 , 191-192 , 199– 200 , 204 , 244 , 245ff , 248 Setting . See Social context of drug use Sex ( gender ) , 38–39 , 92 , 190 Sexual activity , 4 , 5 , 15 ...
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