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 123
... instance , prescriptions for methaqualone ( Quaalude ) cannot be written today . In addition , between one - tenth and one - twentieth the number of prescriptions for barbiturates and amphetamines are being written now than was true in ...
... instance , prescriptions for methaqualone ( Quaalude ) cannot be written today . In addition , between one - tenth and one - twentieth the number of prescriptions for barbiturates and amphetamines are being written now than was true in ...
Page 325
... instance controlled opiate users " have sanctions limiting frequency of use to levels far below that required for addiction . " Second , such sanc- tions " limit use to physical and social settings that are conducive to a positive or ...
... instance controlled opiate users " have sanctions limiting frequency of use to levels far below that required for addiction . " Second , such sanc- tions " limit use to physical and social settings that are conducive to a positive or ...
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... instance , in some , an ounce , in others , seven - eighths of an ounce ) is not guilty of a crime , that is , cannot be arrested , cannot be convicted in a criminal court , will not serve a jail or prison sentence , and does not have a ...
... instance , in some , an ounce , in others , seven - eighths of an ounce ) is not guilty of a crime , that is , cannot be arrested , cannot be convicted in a criminal court , will not serve a jail or prison sentence , and does not have a ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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