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 15
... find one's values and behavior moving in a less conventional , less law - abiding , less achievement - orient- ed direction . A risk ? Certainly . But not one that is qualitatively or markedly different from listening to punk - rock or ...
... find one's values and behavior moving in a less conventional , less law - abiding , less achievement - orient- ed direction . A risk ? Certainly . But not one that is qualitatively or markedly different from listening to punk - rock or ...
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... find a relationship between these two forms of behavior . Individuals who drink alcohol and / or use recreational drugs are signifi- cantly more likely to commit crimes , to commit a wider range of crimes , to commit more violent crimes ...
... find a relationship between these two forms of behavior . Individuals who drink alcohol and / or use recreational drugs are signifi- cantly more likely to commit crimes , to commit a wider range of crimes , to commit more violent crimes ...
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... find males significantly more likely than the females to use crack cocaine , among the youngest segments of the population in both studies ( 8th graders in the former and age 12 to 17 for the latter ) , girls are more likely to to use ...
... find males significantly more likely than the females to use crack cocaine , among the youngest segments of the population in both studies ( 8th graders in the former and age 12 to 17 for the latter ) , girls are more likely to to use ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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