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 59
... psychoactive . Alcohol is a drug in a psychoactive sense , but not if we were to adopt conventional society's definition . People who drink liquor do not think of themselves as drug users , nor would they be so defined even by most ...
... psychoactive . Alcohol is a drug in a psychoactive sense , but not if we were to adopt conventional society's definition . People who drink liquor do not think of themselves as drug users , nor would they be so defined even by most ...
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... psychoactive effects , we cannot arbitrarily decide that clouds , a glass of water , or the words on this page are drugs . The substances within each drug type do share cer- tain properties in common , and some of them are objective ...
... psychoactive effects , we cannot arbitrarily decide that clouds , a glass of water , or the words on this page are drugs . The substances within each drug type do share cer- tain properties in common , and some of them are objective ...
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... psychoactive drug use . In the late 1990s , the pharmaceutical drug industry sold over $ 90 billion worth of drugs each year at the retail level . According to Pharmacy Times , 2.5 billion prescriptions were written in the United States ...
... psychoactive drug use . In the late 1990s , the pharmaceutical drug industry sold over $ 90 billion worth of drugs each year at the retail level . According to Pharmacy Times , 2.5 billion prescriptions were written in the United States ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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