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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... social problem , according to the objectivistic definition . The greater ... social problem . Following this definition , it is the expert , armed with empirical evidence and scientific insight , who determines the reality of social problems ...
... social problem , according to the objectivistic definition . The greater ... social problem . Following this definition , it is the expert , armed with empirical evidence and scientific insight , who determines the reality of social problems ...
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... social problems are constructed , and that often there is a substantial discrepancy between the objective and the subjective dimensions of social problems . While the objective features of harmful conditions cannot be ignored , it is ...
... social problems are constructed , and that often there is a substantial discrepancy between the objective and the subjective dimensions of social problems . While the objective features of harmful conditions cannot be ignored , it is ...
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... social problems are " not mere objective givens , " that " objective conditions alone do not constitute social problems , " that value judgments are a " necessary component " of what social problems are , that social problems are ...
... social problems are " not mere objective givens , " that " objective conditions alone do not constitute social problems , " that value judgments are a " necessary component " of what social problems are , that social problems are ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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