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 109
... significant others . The impact of the various agents of socialization depends on the values and behavior in question . For broader , long - term values and behavior , like religion , politics , and long- term goals , parents tend to be ...
... significant others . The impact of the various agents of socialization depends on the values and behavior in question . For broader , long - term values and behavior , like religion , politics , and long- term goals , parents tend to be ...
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... significant nonetheless . In SAMHSA's survey , African - Americans were about twice as likely to have used crack once or more in their lives ( 3.0 percent ) and dur- ing the past year ( 1.0 percent ) as was true of whites ( 1.7 and 0.4 ...
... significant nonetheless . In SAMHSA's survey , African - Americans were about twice as likely to have used crack once or more in their lives ( 3.0 percent ) and dur- ing the past year ( 1.0 percent ) as was true of whites ( 1.7 and 0.4 ...
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... significant decline in use throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s . This , then , is the trend line for the prevalence and incidence of most or nearly all ille- gal drugs : a gradual rise between 1960 and 1967 , a fairly sharp ...
... significant decline in use throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s . This , then , is the trend line for the prevalence and incidence of most or nearly all ille- gal drugs : a gradual rise between 1960 and 1967 , a fairly sharp ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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