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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... given laboratory substance and the physical make - up of a given organism . In contrast , what I call drug effects represent what happens when real substances are ingested by real people under real - life circumstances . Drug actions ...
... given laboratory substance and the physical make - up of a given organism . In contrast , what I call drug effects represent what happens when real substances are ingested by real people under real - life circumstances . Drug actions ...
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... given effect ; the effect that is sought is referred to as the main or intended effect . This effect may be recreational ( getting high , achieving eupho- ria ) or therapeutic ( for instance , relieving pain or curing a given disease ) ...
... given effect ; the effect that is sought is referred to as the main or intended effect . This effect may be recreational ( getting high , achieving eupho- ria ) or therapeutic ( for instance , relieving pain or curing a given disease ) ...
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... given picture of drug taking . Drug actions are ideal or abstract laboratory - located chemical reactions in the ... given drug that is necessary to achieve a given effect in a given organism population ; EDs differ according to the ...
... given picture of drug taking . Drug actions are ideal or abstract laboratory - located chemical reactions in the ... given drug that is necessary to achieve a given effect in a given organism population ; EDs differ according to the ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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