Drugs in American SocietyThe new edition of this well-respected brief text 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. As in previous editions, Goode remains unique in his emphasis on the sociological perspective, explaining the drug phenomenon using sociological concepts supported by recent data from a wide range of sources. "Drugs in American Society, 5/e" provides the most balanced and up-to-date investigation of drug use available. |
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Page 54
Is addiction the cause of continued or compulsive use and abuse of “addicting”
drugs? Most contemporary researchers believe not; today, most experts believe
that psychological reinforcement is the driving force behind continued,
compulsive ...
Is addiction the cause of continued or compulsive use and abuse of “addicting”
drugs? Most contemporary researchers believe not; today, most experts believe
that psychological reinforcement is the driving force behind continued,
compulsive ...
Page 285
Chronic, compulsive use is not uncommon, and the shorter the period of time
between episodes of use, the greater the chance that the user will moved toward
destructive, uncontrollable use. And as we saw, with the more immediate, intense
, ...
Chronic, compulsive use is not uncommon, and the shorter the period of time
between episodes of use, the greater the chance that the user will moved toward
destructive, uncontrollable use. And as we saw, with the more immediate, intense
, ...
Page 325
First of all, they “define moderate use and condemn compulsive use." For
instance controlled opiate users “have sanctions limiting frequency of use to
levels far below that required for addiction." Second, such sanctions “limit use to
physical ...
First of all, they “define moderate use and condemn compulsive use." For
instance controlled opiate users “have sanctions limiting frequency of use to
levels far below that required for addiction." Second, such sanctions “limit use to
physical ...
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Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Drugs in American Society |
| Author | Erich Goode |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill College, 1999 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2011 |
| ISBN | 0070244952, 9780070244955 |
| Length | 481 pages |
| Subjects | › › Social Science / Sociology / General |
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