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 71
... increasing significantly . This set of circum- stances represented a constructionist's dream : a condition that increased markedly in seriousness generated a decreasing measure of social concern . The high water mark of illegal drug use ...
... increasing significantly . This set of circum- stances represented a constructionist's dream : a condition that increased markedly in seriousness generated a decreasing measure of social concern . The high water mark of illegal drug use ...
Page 140
... increased one - fifth , 20 percent . For cocaine , the increases were 41 percent and 25 percent , respectively ; for heroin , they were 78 and 42 percent ; and for alcohol , 32 and 22 percent . These are substantial and significant ...
... increased one - fifth , 20 percent . For cocaine , the increases were 41 percent and 25 percent , respectively ; for heroin , they were 78 and 42 percent ; and for alcohol , 32 and 22 percent . These are substantial and significant ...
Page 318
... increases could stem from the fact that the purity of heroin purchased on the street has increased over time . Between the 1970s and the 1990s , the potency of street heroin has increased dramatically . For decades , the heroin ...
... increases could stem from the fact that the purity of heroin purchased on the street has increased over time . Between the 1970s and the 1990s , the potency of street heroin has increased dramatically . For decades , the heroin ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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