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 86
... result of homosexual contact , whereas the majority of female patients were infected either through IV drug use or as a result of heterosexual contact with an infected person , usually an IV drug user . ( Increasingly , sex - for ...
... result of homosexual contact , whereas the majority of female patients were infected either through IV drug use or as a result of heterosexual contact with an infected person , usually an IV drug user . ( Increasingly , sex - for ...
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... result of the drastic decline in the average length of stay in mental hospitals . In 1955 , the average period of hospitalization was six months ; today , it is two to three weeks . The decline in the number of mental patients living in ...
... result of the drastic decline in the average length of stay in mental hospitals . In 1955 , the average period of hospitalization was six months ; today , it is two to three weeks . The decline in the number of mental patients living in ...
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... result in the selection of a chronically ill and debilitated group . It seemed likely that the end result of extended opiate abuse would be physical and perhaps mental deterioration . This did not occur . . . . Opiate effects per se ...
... result in the selection of a chronically ill and debilitated group . It seemed likely that the end result of extended opiate abuse would be physical and perhaps mental deterioration . This did not occur . . . . Opiate effects per se ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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