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 208
... first came to college , I said I would never go out drinking during the week ; that ended in short order . My new friends were always going out , so I eventually decided to join them . My friends and I especially made use of " Lady's ...
... first came to college , I said I would never go out drinking during the week ; that ended in short order . My new friends were always going out , so I eventually decided to join them . My friends and I especially made use of " Lady's ...
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... first transgression was followed not by the wrath of God ... but by feeling of being alive , and free , and different , that I had never known before , then I guess after that , all rules and norms lost their meaning and power over me ...
... first transgression was followed not by the wrath of God ... but by feeling of being alive , and free , and different , that I had never known before , then I guess after that , all rules and norms lost their meaning and power over me ...
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... first . It was 15 bags for 30 bucks , 25–30 bucks . At that time , it was fairly high quality , about a grain per dose , per bag [ about six milligrams , roughly 6 percent pure heroin ] . The girl I was with and I both had habits . We ...
... first . It was 15 bags for 30 bucks , 25–30 bucks . At that time , it was fairly high quality , about a grain per dose , per bag [ about six milligrams , roughly 6 percent pure heroin ] . The girl I was with and I both had habits . We ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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