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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experiment one cigarette of a gram of marijuana containing 1 percent THC were
administered to ten human subjects, five of whom demonstrated the three effects
mentioned above, a gram of 1 percent THC marijuana would be the ED50 in ...
experiment one cigarette of a gram of marijuana containing 1 percent THC were
administered to ten human subjects, five of whom demonstrated the three effects
mentioned above, a gram of 1 percent THC marijuana would be the ED50 in ...
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The physician administering the drug is a stranger, not a friend. A user may be
accustomed to sprawling comfortably across his living room floor, but he would
feel peculiar doing this in a cold, tile- walled laboratory room. In an experiment he
is ...
The physician administering the drug is a stranger, not a friend. A user may be
accustomed to sprawling comfortably across his living room floor, but he would
feel peculiar doing this in a cold, tile- walled laboratory room. In an experiment he
is ...
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But among experimental marijuana smokers, 5 percent of those with at least one
heroin-using friend had tried heroin themselves; this was true of only .5 percent of
those marijuana experimenters with no heroin- using friends. Among regular ...
But among experimental marijuana smokers, 5 percent of those with at least one
heroin-using friend had tried heroin themselves; this was true of only .5 percent of
those marijuana experimenters with no heroin- using friends. Among regular ...
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Contents
ON DRUGS AND DRUG USE | 3 |
MARIJUANA | 55 |
THE MARIJUANA CONTROVERSY | 65 |
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| Title | Drugs in American Society Borzoi book |
| Author | Erich Goode |
| Publisher | Knopf, 1972 |
| ISBN | 0394313232, 9780394313238 |
| Length | 260 pages |
| Subjects | › › Psychology / Psychopathology / Addiction Self-Help / Substance Abuse & Addictions / General |
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