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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Erich Goode. as mistaken as the opposite one — that the effects are standard and uniform . Some effects of marijuana will be experienced by most , perhaps nearly all , marijuana users . Other effects will be almost completely unique to ...
Erich Goode. as mistaken as the opposite one — that the effects are standard and uniform . Some effects of marijuana will be experienced by most , perhaps nearly all , marijuana users . Other effects will be almost completely unique to ...
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... effects themselves without any presentation of choices . In mine , there is ... marijuana smokers - that is , users who had smoked the drug at least fifty ... effects " commonly enumerated in antimarijuana tracts were never experienced as ...
... effects themselves without any presentation of choices . In mine , there is ... marijuana smokers - that is , users who had smoked the drug at least fifty ... effects " commonly enumerated in antimarijuana tracts were never experienced as ...
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Erich Goode. Moreover , marijuana users often deny that certain positive effects occur . Interviews with seventy - four informally gathered marijuana users living in New York ( Brotman and Suffet 1970 ) revealed that different positive ...
Erich Goode. Moreover , marijuana users often deny that certain positive effects occur . Interviews with seventy - four informally gathered marijuana users living in New York ( Brotman and Suffet 1970 ) revealed that different positive ...
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