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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... junkie " is that he or she is by nature a lowlife , an outcast , a dweller in the underworld , an unsavory , untrustworthy character to be avoided at almost any cost . These facts alone make heroin an immensely fascinating drug to study ...
... junkie " is that he or she is by nature a lowlife , an outcast , a dweller in the underworld , an unsavory , untrustworthy character to be avoided at almost any cost . These facts alone make heroin an immensely fascinating drug to study ...
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... junkie . Physician addicts typically use Demerol ( meperi- dine ) , an artificial narcotic , although methadone ... junkies do , because ( 1 ) their dosage is standard- ized as to strength and purity ; ( 2 ) their needles and other ...
... junkie . Physician addicts typically use Demerol ( meperi- dine ) , an artificial narcotic , although methadone ... junkies do , because ( 1 ) their dosage is standard- ized as to strength and purity ; ( 2 ) their needles and other ...
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... junkie layout I have ever seen " ( Spindler , 1997 , p . B7 ) . In February 1997 , one of the most fashionable of fashion photographers , Davide Sorrenti , 20 years old , died of a heroin overdose . Three months after his death , the ...
... junkie layout I have ever seen " ( Spindler , 1997 , p . B7 ) . In February 1997 , one of the most fashionable of fashion photographers , Davide Sorrenti , 20 years old , died of a heroin overdose . Three months after his death , the ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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