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 69
... PSYCHOTIC EPISODES Does marijuana cause “ psychotic episodes " ? Does it cause the user to " freak out , " to lose control , to be thrown into a state of severe panic , of temporary psychosis ? Is the marijuana smoker playing a kind of ...
... PSYCHOTIC EPISODES Does marijuana cause “ psychotic episodes " ? Does it cause the user to " freak out , " to lose control , to be thrown into a state of severe panic , of temporary psychosis ? Is the marijuana smoker playing a kind of ...
Page 71
... psychosis in the clinical tradition is an article entitled " Marihuana Psychosis , " written by two physicians who were stationed in Vietnam , John Talbott and James Teague . The authors describe what they call an “ acute toxic psychosis ...
... psychosis in the clinical tradition is an article entitled " Marihuana Psychosis , " written by two physicians who were stationed in Vietnam , John Talbott and James Teague . The authors describe what they call an “ acute toxic psychosis ...
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... psychosis . . . resembling acute schizophrenic reaction , acute paranoid psychosis , or acute toxic - metabolic psychosis " ( Talbott and Teague 1969 , pp . 299 , 301 , 302 ) . Such generalizations are difficult to accept , since ...
... psychosis . . . resembling acute schizophrenic reaction , acute paranoid psychosis , or acute toxic - metabolic psychosis " ( Talbott and Teague 1969 , pp . 299 , 301 , 302 ) . Such generalizations are difficult to accept , since ...
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