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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... opiates on a moderate or controlled basis ? One study ( Zinberg , 1984 ) located a number of controlled opiate users ... opiates compulsively , and some on a marginal basis , for part of the time they had been using opiates overall ...
... opiates on a moderate or controlled basis ? One study ( Zinberg , 1984 ) located a number of controlled opiate users ... opiates compulsively , and some on a marginal basis , for part of the time they had been using opiates overall ...
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... opiates on hand for a period of time without immediately using them . • Tended to avoid using opiates in the company of known addicts . • Tended not to use opiates to alleviate depression . • Usually knew their opiate source or dealer ...
... opiates on hand for a period of time without immediately using them . • Tended to avoid using opiates in the company of known addicts . • Tended not to use opiates to alleviate depression . • Usually knew their opiate source or dealer ...
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... opiates - in and of itself is related to any major medical condition ( Ball and Urbaitis , 1970 , pp . 305-306 ) . Withdrawal from narcotics also appears to be relatively non - life - threatening , in con- trast with barbiturate ...
... opiates - in and of itself is related to any major medical condition ( Ball and Urbaitis , 1970 , pp . 305-306 ) . Withdrawal from narcotics also appears to be relatively non - life - threatening , in con- trast with barbiturate ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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