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 72
... opium . Furthermore , one soldier simply said that he had smoked a pipeful of “ strange - tasting tobacco . " There is thus a high probability that their subjects ingested other drugs - particularly opium . To claim , as the authors do ...
... opium . Furthermore , one soldier simply said that he had smoked a pipeful of “ strange - tasting tobacco . " There is thus a high probability that their subjects ingested other drugs - particularly opium . To claim , as the authors do ...
Page 178
... opium smoker of over half a century ago . He is seen as existing in , or “ retreating into , " a state of dreamy idleness , a euphoric temporary death . This state of oblivion does , indeed , typify a certain temporal slice of the ...
... opium smoker of over half a century ago . He is seen as existing in , or “ retreating into , " a state of dreamy idleness , a euphoric temporary death . This state of oblivion does , indeed , typify a certain temporal slice of the ...
Page 210
... Opium Problem . New York : Bureau of Social Hygiene . Reprinted 1970 , Montclair , N.J .: Patterson Smith . Uhr , Leonard , and Uhr , Elizabeth . 1970. " The Quiet Revolution . " In Readings in Social Psychology Today , pp . 111-115 ...
... Opium Problem . New York : Bureau of Social Hygiene . Reprinted 1970 , Montclair , N.J .: Patterson Smith . Uhr , Leonard , and Uhr , Elizabeth . 1970. " The Quiet Revolution . " In Readings in Social Psychology Today , pp . 111-115 ...
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