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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... specific sites or targets in the neurons called receptors . Neurotransmitters are released into a microscopic space or gap between neurons called a synapse . Their action is extremely rapid — a tiny fraction of a second . Neurons are ...
... specific sites or targets in the neurons called receptors . Neurotransmitters are released into a microscopic space or gap between neurons called a synapse . Their action is extremely rapid — a tiny fraction of a second . Neurons are ...
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... specific sites in the brain ( the lock ) . If the key does not fit the lock , the drug will not activate that portion of the brain and hence , will not have a specific action on the tissue or tissues it controls . It is crucial to make ...
... specific sites in the brain ( the lock ) . If the key does not fit the lock , the drug will not activate that portion of the brain and hence , will not have a specific action on the tissue or tissues it controls . It is crucial to make ...
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... specific variables are depen- dent on the young person's stage in life and the drug in question , in other words , there is a time - ordering of specific factors . In the early stages of substance use , early in ado- lescence , as I ...
... specific variables are depen- dent on the young person's stage in life and the drug in question , in other words , there is a time - ordering of specific factors . In the early stages of substance use , early in ado- lescence , as I ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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