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 151
... methamphetamine use ; adult arrestees were highly likely to test positive in San Diego ( 30 percent ) , Phoenix ( 12 ... methamphetamine , while for Hispanics , the figure was 25 percent , and among Blacks , only 10 percent . Clearly ...
... methamphetamine use ; adult arrestees were highly likely to test positive in San Diego ( 30 percent ) , Phoenix ( 12 ... methamphetamine , while for Hispanics , the figure was 25 percent , and among Blacks , only 10 percent . Clearly ...
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... methamphetamine , a drug that is closely related to the amphetamines . At one time , methamphetamine was prescribed under the brand name Methedrine ; it is no longer legally manufactured in the United States . ( Another methamphetamine ...
... methamphetamine , a drug that is closely related to the amphetamines . At one time , methamphetamine was prescribed under the brand name Methedrine ; it is no longer legally manufactured in the United States . ( Another methamphetamine ...
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... methamphetamine , and a fifth of those arrested in Phoenix ( 20 per- cent ) ; however , that year , the figure was 0 percent for arrestees in Miami , Cleveland , New Orleans , and Chicago , and one - tenth of 1 percent for Manhattan ...
... methamphetamine , and a fifth of those arrested in Phoenix ( 20 per- cent ) ; however , that year , the figure was 0 percent for arrestees in Miami , Cleveland , New Orleans , and Chicago , and one - tenth of 1 percent for Manhattan ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
Copyright | |
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