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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... nonusers . We find that users are more likely to be underachievers in school than nonusers . Are we warranted in say- ing that marijuana is a direct cause of underachievement ? The inference is unwar- ranted unless we have more ...
... nonusers . We find that users are more likely to be underachievers in school than nonusers . Are we warranted in say- ing that marijuana is a direct cause of underachievement ? The inference is unwar- ranted unless we have more ...
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... nonusers may be similar to one another in a number of ways , and many users , and nonusers , differ substantially from one another in important respects . Still , the statisti- cal differences are there , and they are often quite ...
... nonusers may be similar to one another in a number of ways , and many users , and nonusers , differ substantially from one another in important respects . Still , the statisti- cal differences are there , and they are often quite ...
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... nonusers might be termed conventional- ity - unconventionality " ( Jessor and Jessor , 1980 , p . 109 ) . Like most theories , the view that drug users are more unconventional and risk - taking than nonusers sees the relationship as a ...
... nonusers might be termed conventional- ity - unconventionality " ( Jessor and Jessor , 1980 , p . 109 ) . Like most theories , the view that drug users are more unconventional and risk - taking than nonusers sees the relationship as a ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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