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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... less religious , less attached to parents and family , less achievement - oriented , and less cautious . This personality manifests itself in a wide range of behavior , much of it not only unconventional , but problematic for the ...
... less religious , less attached to parents and family , less achievement - oriented , and less cautious . This personality manifests itself in a wide range of behavior , much of it not only unconventional , but problematic for the ...
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... less crucial earlier . First , psychological pressures : More troubled ado- lescents will tend to progress from marijuana to “ harder " drugs , less troubled ones will be less likely to do so . Second , relationship with parents : The ...
... less crucial earlier . First , psychological pressures : More troubled ado- lescents will tend to progress from marijuana to “ harder " drugs , less troubled ones will be less likely to do so . Second , relationship with parents : The ...
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... less profitable one , and users could thus make wise choices between them , often selecting the least potent and least dangerous of the lot . Interestingly enough , as illegal drug potency and purity increase , the public is using less ...
... less profitable one , and users could thus make wise choices between them , often selecting the least potent and least dangerous of the lot . Interestingly enough , as illegal drug potency and purity increase , the public is using less ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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