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 26
... disease , a medical pathology , a sickness in need of a cure . Thus the term simul- taneously serves two functions : it claims clinical objectivity , and it discredits the phenomenon it categorizes . “ Abuse " announces to the world ...
... disease , a medical pathology , a sickness in need of a cure . Thus the term simul- taneously serves two functions : it claims clinical objectivity , and it discredits the phenomenon it categorizes . “ Abuse " announces to the world ...
Page 146
... disease , as many health experts feel it to be , then it is an epidemic disease . ( Technically , an " epidemic " is the presence in the population of a disease afflict- ing one in every thousand . ) The other addictions , especially to ...
... disease , as many health experts feel it to be , then it is an epidemic disease . ( Technically , an " epidemic " is the presence in the population of a disease afflict- ing one in every thousand . ) The other addictions , especially to ...
Page 163
... diseases commonly associated with heroin use , are consequences of using unsterilized needles communally rather than of injecting heroin specifically ; the same diseases are frequently observed among speed freaks , or chronic ...
... diseases commonly associated with heroin use , are consequences of using unsterilized needles communally rather than of injecting heroin specifically ; the same diseases are frequently observed among speed freaks , or chronic ...
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