Drugs in American SocietyThe new edition of this well-respected brief text 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. As in previous editions, Goode remains unique in his emphasis on the sociological perspective, explaining the drug phenomenon using sociological concepts supported by recent data from a wide range of sources. "Drugs in American Society, 5/e" provides the most balanced and up-to-date investigation of drug use available. |
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Page 149
While one-half of I percent of the general population said that they had used
heroin in the month prior to the survey, a 1982 NIDA survey revealed, l2 percent
of the inmate sample said that they had done so; while 20 percent of the general
...
While one-half of I percent of the general population said that they had used
heroin in the month prior to the survey, a 1982 NIDA survey revealed, l2 percent
of the inmate sample said that they had done so; while 20 percent of the general
...
Page 151
(Obviously, a lot of offenders are not caught; however, arrestees are vastly more
likely to have committed offenses than is the population at large.) And, as the
DUF data show, these arrestees are massively more likely to have used an illegal
...
(Obviously, a lot of offenders are not caught; however, arrestees are vastly more
likely to have committed offenses than is the population at large.) And, as the
DUF data show, these arrestees are massively more likely to have used an illegal
...
Page 189
However, the under-21 drinking law does not affect the 21-and-over crowd, yet
during the period after 1980, there were also declines in alcohol consumption of
the population as a whole. The simple fact is, fewer people are drinking today
than ...
However, the under-21 drinking law does not affect the 21-and-over crowd, yet
during the period after 1980, there were also declines in alcohol consumption of
the population as a whole. The simple fact is, fewer people are drinking today
than ...
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Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Drugs in American Society |
| Author | Erich Goode |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill College, 1999 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2011 |
| ISBN | 0070244952, 9780070244955 |
| Length | 481 pages |
| Subjects | › › Social Science / Sociology / General |
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