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 114
... argue one of two more or less contradictory posi- tions . The first is that conservatives have attempted unfairly to stigmatize racial minorities , inner - city residents , and lower and working class persons by claiming that they use ...
... argue one of two more or less contradictory posi- tions . The first is that conservatives have attempted unfairly to stigmatize racial minorities , inner - city residents , and lower and working class persons by claiming that they use ...
Page 228
... argue that there is something inherent in marijuana use itself from the experience of getting high on the drug , to ... argues that the relationship between marijuana and the use of more dangerous drugs is a constant , and occurs in all ...
... argue that there is something inherent in marijuana use itself from the experience of getting high on the drug , to ... argues that the relationship between marijuana and the use of more dangerous drugs is a constant , and occurs in all ...
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... argue that the most efficacious means of delivering the drug to the human body is through its natural state , smoked . In contrast , most expert opponents of marijuana as medicine do not dispute that there is a substance in marijuana ...
... argue that the most efficacious means of delivering the drug to the human body is through its natural state , smoked . In contrast , most expert opponents of marijuana as medicine do not dispute that there is a substance in marijuana ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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