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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... findings of ani- mal experiments as entirely irrelevant to the human situation ; it would be equally fool- ish to argue that these findings can be extrapolated to humans on a point - for - point basis . These findings are suggestive ...
... findings of ani- mal experiments as entirely irrelevant to the human situation ; it would be equally fool- ish to argue that these findings can be extrapolated to humans on a point - for - point basis . These findings are suggestive ...
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... finding that remains fairly " robust " when studied by different researchers . The reason for the contradictory findings that have turned up is fairly clear . Except for the liver and the brain studies , in which the drug seems to have ...
... finding that remains fairly " robust " when studied by different researchers . The reason for the contradictory findings that have turned up is fairly clear . Except for the liver and the brain studies , in which the drug seems to have ...
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... Findings and a Reevaluation of a Major Affirmative Study . ” Science , 217 ( 9 July ) : 169–175 . Pernanen , Kai . 1976. “ Alcohol and Crimes of Violence . ” In Benjamin Kissin and Henri Begleiter ( eds . ) , The Biology of Alcoholism ...
... Findings and a Reevaluation of a Major Affirmative Study . ” Science , 217 ( 9 July ) : 169–175 . Pernanen , Kai . 1976. “ Alcohol and Crimes of Violence . ” In Benjamin Kissin and Henri Begleiter ( eds . ) , The Biology of Alcoholism ...
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Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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