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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... fit a rigid theory ( Procrustes ' bed ) . Too often , observers of the drug scene mutilate the facts to fit a narrow , preconceived view . They refuse to let the com- plexity of the world interfere with their view of things . " Don't ...
... fit a rigid theory ( Procrustes ' bed ) . Too often , observers of the drug scene mutilate the facts to fit a narrow , preconceived view . They refuse to let the com- plexity of the world interfere with their view of things . " Don't ...
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... fit into❞ a spe- cific receptor in a distinct and unique fashion , much as a key fits into a lock ( Ray and Ksir , 1996 , p . 91 ) . Following this analogy , some keys will not " fit " ( that is , will not act on ) certain locks ; they ...
... fit into❞ a spe- cific receptor in a distinct and unique fashion , much as a key fits into a lock ( Ray and Ksir , 1996 , p . 91 ) . Following this analogy , some keys will not " fit " ( that is , will not act on ) certain locks ; they ...
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... fit " between a drug's chemistry ( the key ) and the receptors located at specific sites in the brain ( the lock ) . If the key does not fit the lock , a drug will not activate that portion of the brain and hence , will not act on the ...
... fit " between a drug's chemistry ( the key ) and the receptors located at specific sites in the brain ( the lock ) . If the key does not fit the lock , a drug will not activate that portion of the brain and hence , will not act on the ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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