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 205
... likelihood of doing so in greater volume . Of all age groups , young adults under the age of 35 are most likely to drink ; the likelihood of drinking declines with age . Alcoholism seems not to be susceptible to a widely agreed upon ...
... likelihood of doing so in greater volume . Of all age groups , young adults under the age of 35 are most likely to drink ; the likelihood of drinking declines with age . Alcoholism seems not to be susceptible to a widely agreed upon ...
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... likelihood of his or her smoking marijuana ; the more politically liberal or left - leaning his or her ideological views are , the higher is this likelihood ( Johnson , 1973 , pp . 54 , 60 ; Kandel , Kessler , and Margulies , 1978 ) ...
... likelihood of his or her smoking marijuana ; the more politically liberal or left - leaning his or her ideological views are , the higher is this likelihood ( Johnson , 1973 , pp . 54 , 60 ; Kandel , Kessler , and Margulies , 1978 ) ...
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... likelihood of doing so . Marijuana use is also related to unconventionality ; the greater one's tolerance for and participation in deviance and nonconformity before use , the greater the likelihood one will eventually use marijuana ...
... likelihood of doing so . Marijuana use is also related to unconventionality ; the greater one's tolerance for and participation in deviance and nonconformity before use , the greater the likelihood one will eventually use marijuana ...
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Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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