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 131
... early 1960s to the early 1970s , the trend line for most illicit drugs was upward , at first gradually , then more dramat- ically . Informed estimates such as these demonstrate the inaccuracy of the often - repeated view ( for instance ...
... early 1960s to the early 1970s , the trend line for most illicit drugs was upward , at first gradually , then more dramat- ically . Informed estimates such as these demonstrate the inaccuracy of the often - repeated view ( for instance ...
Page 132
... early 1980s period are interesting . For some drugs , the downward slide is truly remarkable . ( Let's keep in mind , for the young , especially with respect to marijuana , there has been an increase in drug use since the early 1990s ...
... early 1980s period are interesting . For some drugs , the downward slide is truly remarkable . ( Let's keep in mind , for the young , especially with respect to marijuana , there has been an increase in drug use since the early 1990s ...
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... early researchers have been so wrong about a major aspect of the addict's life ? McBride and Swartz ( 1990 ) argue that the reasons are a mixture of mis- perception and an actual shift in the addict subculture . There is no doubt that ...
... early researchers have been so wrong about a major aspect of the addict's life ? McBride and Swartz ( 1990 ) argue that the reasons are a mixture of mis- perception and an actual shift in the addict subculture . There is no doubt that ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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