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 99
... dealers tell them is mescaline . ( It is usually LSD , often cut with an amphetamine . ) Mescaline is one of the eight or so psychoactive chemicals in the peyote cactus . Another naturally occurring psychedelic drug , psilo- cybin , is ...
... dealers tell them is mescaline . ( It is usually LSD , often cut with an amphetamine . ) Mescaline is one of the eight or so psychoactive chemicals in the peyote cactus . Another naturally occurring psychedelic drug , psilo- cybin , is ...
Page 176
... dealer in this light . Far from viewing the dealer as a source of misery and pain , the junkie sees him as a kind of savior - a faith healer , a medicine man . Without his supply , the addict would undergo the agonies of withdrawal ...
... dealer in this light . Far from viewing the dealer as a source of misery and pain , the junkie sees him as a kind of savior - a faith healer , a medicine man . Without his supply , the addict would undergo the agonies of withdrawal ...
Page 187
... Dealers are shot on public television , and TV sets are placed in village squares so that everyone can see these important events . But just what this demon- strates with regard to the effects of the drugs in question is not clear ...
... Dealers are shot on public television , and TV sets are placed in village squares so that everyone can see these important events . But just what this demon- strates with regard to the effects of the drugs in question is not clear ...
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