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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... define it . In short , most people believe that specific characteristics dwell within , are intrinsic to , or immanent in , the substances that are referred to as drugs . This could be called the objectivistic or the essentialist definition ...
... define it . In short , most people believe that specific characteristics dwell within , are intrinsic to , or immanent in , the substances that are referred to as drugs . This could be called the objectivistic or the essentialist definition ...
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... definition . People who drink liquor do not think of themselves as drug users , nor would they be so defined even by most nondrinkers . Each definition based on abstract , formal , objectivistic qualities of drugs only captures a ...
... definition . People who drink liquor do not think of themselves as drug users , nor would they be so defined even by most nondrinkers . Each definition based on abstract , formal , objectivistic qualities of drugs only captures a ...
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... definition is also contradictory . Abadinsky refers to the moderate use of an ille- gal drug as abuse ( 1989 , p . 2 ) . According to this definition , the regular but occasional use of marijuana would be an example of drug abuse , but ...
... definition is also contradictory . Abadinsky refers to the moderate use of an ille- gal drug as abuse ( 1989 , p . 2 ) . According to this definition , the regular but occasional use of marijuana would be an example of drug abuse , but ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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