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 71
... experience is , of course , different from the everyday . The drug is psychoactive : it influences the way the mind works , the way people think ; it influences perceptions and feelings . It is a somewhat different experience from what ...
... experience is , of course , different from the everyday . The drug is psychoactive : it influences the way the mind works , the way people think ; it influences perceptions and feelings . It is a somewhat different experience from what ...
Page 111
... experience means have a great deal to do with whether those taking the drug “ freak out " or not . When a given drug is first introduced into a culture - say , in America , marijuana in the late 1920s and the 1930s , and LSD in the ...
... experience means have a great deal to do with whether those taking the drug “ freak out " or not . When a given drug is first introduced into a culture - say , in America , marijuana in the late 1920s and the 1930s , and LSD in the ...
Page 112
... experience that take it out of the realm of insanity and place it within " normal " contexts ; more and more users experience having two heads , seeing God , and so on , and such sensations lose their bizarre aspect . They are ...
... experience that take it out of the realm of insanity and place it within " normal " contexts ; more and more users experience having two heads , seeing God , and so on , and such sensations lose their bizarre aspect . They are ...
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