Drugs in American Society

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McGraw-Hill College, 1999 - Social Science - 481 pages
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The 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 126
Abt Associates of Cambridge, Mass., estimated that the illegal drug sales in the
United States to be roughly $40 billion for 1990. Charles Rangel, a democratic
representative from Manhattan, disputed the figures, putting the retail value of ...
Page 127
The first is that during 1991 and before, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (
NIDA), a division of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and ... It is clear from these studies
that illegal drug use is vast, extensive, and deeply ingrained in American society.
Page 417
Legalization is based on three assumptions: First, drug abuse will not rise, or will
not rise much, under legalization. Second, the illegal drugs are not as harmful as
is widely believed, indeed, are not as harmful as the legal drugs. And third, the ...

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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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About the author (1999)

Erich Goode received his undergraduate education at Oberlin College and his Ph.D. in sociology from Columbia University. He has taught at Columbia, New York University, Florida Atlantic University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is currently Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland. His areas of specialization are drug use, deviant behavior, criminology, and collective behavior. Professor Goode is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship.

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TitleDrugs in American Society
AuthorErich Goode
Edition5
PublisherMcGraw-Hill College, 1999
Original fromPennsylvania State University
Digitized10 Oct 2011
ISBN0070244952, 9780070244955
Length481 pages
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