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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... Americans ) had at least tried one or more illegal drugs once or more during their lifetimes . One American in nine age 12 or older , 11 percent , had used an illicit drug during the past year ; and 6 percent had used an illicit drug ...
... Americans ) had at least tried one or more illegal drugs once or more during their lifetimes . One American in nine age 12 or older , 11 percent , had used an illicit drug during the past year ; and 6 percent had used an illicit drug ...
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... American Indians , peyote most- ly in the United States , and the sacred mushroom in Mexico . The peyote cult existed before the invasion of America by the Europeans , but it became widespread only with the destruction of much of Indian ...
... American Indians , peyote most- ly in the United States , and the sacred mushroom in Mexico . The peyote cult existed before the invasion of America by the Europeans , but it became widespread only with the destruction of much of Indian ...
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... American Drug Scene . Los Angeles : Roxbury , pp . 34 41 . Hirschi , Travis . 1969. Causes of Delinquency . Berkeley : University of California Press . Hochman , Joel Simon . 1972. Marijuana and Social Evolution . Englewood Cliffs , NJ ...
... American Drug Scene . Los Angeles : Roxbury , pp . 34 41 . Hirschi , Travis . 1969. Causes of Delinquency . Berkeley : University of California Press . Hochman , Joel Simon . 1972. Marijuana and Social Evolution . Englewood Cliffs , NJ ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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