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 254
... story appeared , entitled ominously and prophetically , " Step into the World of the Insane . " In August 1962 , a magazine story reported that the drug had leaked from the confines of the laboratory and the hospital to the streets ...
... story appeared , entitled ominously and prophetically , " Step into the World of the Insane . " In August 1962 , a magazine story reported that the drug had leaked from the confines of the laboratory and the hospital to the streets ...
Page 257
... story , it must be said , had a tongue - in - cheek quality to it . ) News articles published in USA Today in 1988 and 1989 carried stories on how widespread the habit had become . In 1989 , a repre- sentative of the Drug Enforcement ...
... story , it must be said , had a tongue - in - cheek quality to it . ) News articles published in USA Today in 1988 and 1989 carried stories on how widespread the habit had become . In 1989 , a repre- sentative of the Drug Enforcement ...
Page 287
... story true ? Until very recently , the story had been clas- sified as an urban or contemporary legend - a modern myth ( Turner , 1993 , pp . 180-201 ) . In 1990 , a poll was conducted in New York concerning the validity of the claim ...
... story true ? Until very recently , the story had been clas- sified as an urban or contemporary legend - a modern myth ( Turner , 1993 , pp . 180-201 ) . In 1990 , a poll was conducted in New York concerning the validity of the claim ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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