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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... ( Grinspoon and Bakalar , 1993 , p . 4 ) . During the 1840-1900 period , more than 100 articles were published in European and North American medical journals on marijuana's role as a medicinal agent ( Mikuriya , 1973 ) . However , with ...
... ( Grinspoon and Bakalar , 1993 , p . 4 ) . During the 1840-1900 period , more than 100 articles were published in European and North American medical journals on marijuana's role as a medicinal agent ( Mikuriya , 1973 ) . However , with ...
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... Grinspoon , Lester . 1987. “ Cancer Patients Should Get Marijuana . ” The New York Times , July p . A23 . Grinspoon , Lester , and James B. Bakalar . 1976. Cocaine : A Drug and Its Social Evolution . New York : Basic Books . Grinspoon ...
... Grinspoon , Lester . 1987. “ Cancer Patients Should Get Marijuana . ” The New York Times , July p . A23 . Grinspoon , Lester , and James B. Bakalar . 1976. Cocaine : A Drug and Its Social Evolution . New York : Basic Books . Grinspoon ...
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... Grinspoon , Lester , and James B. Bakalar . 1993. Marihuana : The Forbidden Medicine . New Haven , CT : Yale University Press . Grinspoon , Lester , and Peter Hedblom . 1975. The Speed Culture : Amphetamine Use and Abuse in America ...
... Grinspoon , Lester , and James B. Bakalar . 1993. Marihuana : The Forbidden Medicine . New Haven , CT : Yale University Press . Grinspoon , Lester , and Peter Hedblom . 1975. The Speed Culture : Amphetamine Use and Abuse in America ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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