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 94
... reinforcement , and those that stress that the personalities of the drug user , abuser , and especially the addict , are different from those of the abstainer , and are causally related to use and abuse . The mechanism of reinforcement ...
... reinforcement , and those that stress that the personalities of the drug user , abuser , and especially the addict , are different from those of the abstainer , and are causally related to use and abuse . The mechanism of reinforcement ...
Page 95
... reinforcement - positive and negative- and thus , two different theories that cite reinforcement as a mechanism in continued drug use . ( Actually , some approaches make use of both these mechanisms - different types of reinforcement ...
... reinforcement - positive and negative- and thus , two different theories that cite reinforcement as a mechanism in continued drug use . ( Actually , some approaches make use of both these mechanisms - different types of reinforcement ...
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... reinforcements for use of or abstinence from any particular substance take place . The definitions are learned through imitation and social reinforcement of them by members of the group with whom one is associated " ( Akers et al ...
... reinforcements for use of or abstinence from any particular substance take place . The definitions are learned through imitation and social reinforcement of them by members of the group with whom one is associated " ( Akers et al ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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