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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... prescription drug situation in the United States in detail in Chapter 10. Here , it is enough to know that prescription drugs - those that are taken legally , via prescription , for medical and psychiatric problems - are a major source ...
... prescription drug situation in the United States in detail in Chapter 10. Here , it is enough to know that prescription drugs - those that are taken legally , via prescription , for medical and psychiatric problems - are a major source ...
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... prescription drug use in the United States . First , it is more difficult to obtain prescriptions for psychoactive drugs here than in many other countries ; and second , prescription drugs are nearly always more expensive here than in ...
... prescription drug use in the United States . First , it is more difficult to obtain prescriptions for psychoactive drugs here than in many other countries ; and second , prescription drugs are nearly always more expensive here than in ...
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... prescription tranquilizers that were immensely popular in the 1970s , such as Valium ( once the most frequently prescribed drug in America ) , have plummeted in sales in recent years . Part of the reason is that the patents on many of ...
... prescription tranquilizers that were immensely popular in the 1970s , such as Valium ( once the most frequently prescribed drug in America ) , have plummeted in sales in recent years . Part of the reason is that the patents on many of ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
Copyright | |
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