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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HEROIN AND THE NARCOTICS Well over 90 percent of all illicit narcotic use in
America involves heroin. This has not always been so. During the nineteenth
century, before heroin was synthesized, there were hundreds of thousands of ...
HEROIN AND THE NARCOTICS Well over 90 percent of all illicit narcotic use in
America involves heroin. This has not always been so. During the nineteenth
century, before heroin was synthesized, there were hundreds of thousands of ...
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addict is nearly always unaware of the potency of the packet of heroin he
purchases on the street. A kilogram of heroin bought in Europe or Lebanon is
roughly 80 percent pure. On its way to the streets of American cities, it passes
through at ...
addict is nearly always unaware of the potency of the packet of heroin he
purchases on the street. A kilogram of heroin bought in Europe or Lebanon is
roughly 80 percent pure. On its way to the streets of American cities, it passes
through at ...
Page 245
By holding marijuana use constant, Johnson was able to test the relative strength
of frequency of marijuana use and having heroin-using friends as determinants of
heroin use. He found that almost none of the marijuana abstainers in his ...
By holding marijuana use constant, Johnson was able to test the relative strength
of frequency of marijuana use and having heroin-using friends as determinants of
heroin use. He found that almost none of the marijuana abstainers in his ...
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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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