Drugs in American SocietyThis edition probes the drug phenomenon in all its social, cultural and legal complexity. It covers the full range of psychoactive drug use, from legal medical and prescription use to criminal, recreational use, from casual use to addiction. |
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Page 152
... figures . For opiate use , likewise , there was a slight decline of 1 to 3 percentage points during the 1995-1996 period . With amphetamine , the decline was steeper . In San Diego , the 1996 figure ( 37 percent ) was well below the 1995 ...
... figures . For opiate use , likewise , there was a slight decline of 1 to 3 percentage points during the 1995-1996 period . With amphetamine , the decline was steeper . In San Diego , the 1996 figure ( 37 percent ) was well below the 1995 ...
Page 187
... figures on alcohol con- sumption corroborate the sales figures lends confidence to their validity . In 1996 , just over half , or 51 percent of the population age 12 and older , consumed one or more alcoholic beverages in the past month ...
... figures on alcohol con- sumption corroborate the sales figures lends confidence to their validity . In 1996 , just over half , or 51 percent of the population age 12 and older , consumed one or more alcoholic beverages in the past month ...
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... figures do show an increase in use during the 1990s , the numbers remain quite small . The lifetime prevalence figures for high school seniors in 1990 , when this study began asking questions about ice , was 2.7 percent ; in 1997 , it ...
... figures do show an increase in use during the 1990s , the numbers remain quite small . The lifetime prevalence figures for high school seniors in 1990 , when this study began asking questions about ice , was 2.7 percent ; in 1997 , it ...
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Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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