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 198
... cigarette rolling machine was patented . It could manufacture 120,000 cigarettes a day - the work of 40 hand rollers . By 1900 , 2.5 billion cigarettes were sold in the United States , an average of 54 cigarettes per adult . In only a ...
... cigarette rolling machine was patented . It could manufacture 120,000 cigarettes a day - the work of 40 hand rollers . By 1900 , 2.5 billion cigarettes were sold in the United States , an average of 54 cigarettes per adult . In only a ...
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... cigarette packs ( several that were suggested include " Cigarettes can kill , " " Cigarettes cause lung cancer , " and " Cigarettes are addicting " ) ; a ban on all vending machines ; a ban on all outdoor billboard advertising ; a ban ...
... cigarette packs ( several that were suggested include " Cigarettes can kill , " " Cigarettes cause lung cancer , " and " Cigarettes are addicting " ) ; a ban on all vending machines ; a ban on all outdoor billboard advertising ; a ban ...
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... cigarettes became popular . The per capita sale of cigarettes peaked in 1963 , the year before the Surgeon General's report , indicating that cigarettes are medically harmful , was published . The total number of tobacco cigarettes sold ...
... cigarettes became popular . The per capita sale of cigarettes peaked in 1963 , the year before the Surgeon General's report , indicating that cigarettes are medically harmful , was published . The total number of tobacco cigarettes sold ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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