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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... subculture or in Becker's words a “ subcultural group . " To continue smoking marijuana users must ensure a reliable supply of the drug , keep their use from relevant disapproving others , and nullify the moral objections raised by ...
... subculture or in Becker's words a “ subcultural group . " To continue smoking marijuana users must ensure a reliable supply of the drug , keep their use from relevant disapproving others , and nullify the moral objections raised by ...
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... subculture is favorable toward use and defines it as such . But he made no assumption about any other values or behavior that might or might not be consistent or compatible with use itself . Selective Interaction / Socialization The ...
... subculture is favorable toward use and defines it as such . But he made no assumption about any other values or behavior that might or might not be consistent or compatible with use itself . Selective Interaction / Socialization The ...
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... subculture began to emerge . Alfred Lindesmith has said that by 1935 , when he was studying addicts in Chicago , " there already was a subculture without doubt " ( Alfred Lindesmith , 1971 , personal communication ) . It was the ...
... subculture began to emerge . Alfred Lindesmith has said that by 1935 , when he was studying addicts in Chicago , " there already was a subculture without doubt " ( Alfred Lindesmith , 1971 , personal communication ) . It was the ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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