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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... scientific information ! Such terms and expressions assume the abstract correctness of the social system in which we live . Deviations from the system are declared to be scientific errors . These declarations represent what might be ...
... scientific information ! Such terms and expressions assume the abstract correctness of the social system in which we live . Deviations from the system are declared to be scientific errors . These declarations represent what might be ...
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... scientific definitions of reality we can look at science as an institution which has as its task the verification of a special world - view . The rules of science can be looked at as forensic strategies ; facts become wielded as ...
... scientific definitions of reality we can look at science as an institution which has as its task the verification of a special world - view . The rules of science can be looked at as forensic strategies ; facts become wielded as ...
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... scientific approach toward reality would be to accept them as one dimension of phenomena under study . To exclude subjective states from scientific scrutiny is as arbitrary as thinking of them as the only legitimate version of reality ...
... scientific approach toward reality would be to accept them as one dimension of phenomena under study . To exclude subjective states from scientific scrutiny is as arbitrary as thinking of them as the only legitimate version of reality ...
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