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 43
... street - but it has always proved to be bogus when analyzed . ( It is usually an animal tranquilizer . ) As of this writing , THC is extremely difficult and expensive to synthesize , and it is almost never obtained illicitly , in spite ...
... street - but it has always proved to be bogus when analyzed . ( It is usually an animal tranquilizer . ) As of this writing , THC is extremely difficult and expensive to synthesize , and it is almost never obtained illicitly , in spite ...
Page 163
... 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 least half a dozen hands , is diluted about twenty - five times , usually with ...
... 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 least half a dozen hands , is diluted about twenty - five times , usually with ...
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... street junkie , consider the physician who is addicted to nar- cotics ( Winick 1961 ; Modlin and Montes 1964 ) . Various esti- mates place the incidence of addiction among American physicians at about one in a hundred , far higher than ...
... street junkie , consider the physician who is addicted to nar- cotics ( Winick 1961 ; Modlin and Montes 1964 ) . Various esti- mates place the incidence of addiction among American physicians at about one in a hundred , far higher than ...
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