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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... major social problem - when , in fact , this is the segment of the population that was then and still remains least likely to be victimized by street crime ( Fishman , 1978 ; Yin , 1980 ) . • In the 1980s and 1990s , the sexual and ...
... major social problem - when , in fact , this is the segment of the population that was then and still remains least likely to be victimized by street crime ( Fishman , 1978 ; Yin , 1980 ) . • In the 1980s and 1990s , the sexual and ...
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... major drug crisis had erupted practically overnight . Actually , the drug was and is used only in some urban areas ... major media centers - Bias's death in the Washington area , and the emergence of crack cocaine , specifically in ...
... major drug crisis had erupted practically overnight . Actually , the drug was and is used only in some urban areas ... major media centers - Bias's death in the Washington area , and the emergence of crack cocaine , specifically in ...
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... major " tranquilizers , to distinguish them from the " minor " tranquilizers . Major tranquilizers pacified mental patients , or psy- chotics , that is , individuals with a major psychiatric problem , while minor tranquilizers pacified ...
... major " tranquilizers , to distinguish them from the " minor " tranquilizers . Major tranquilizers pacified mental patients , or psy- chotics , that is , individuals with a major psychiatric problem , while minor tranquilizers pacified ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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