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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... tion , and experience . This is not to say that everyone who avoids drugs is an apollon- ian ; in fact , some dionysians so strongly fear the hold that drugs would have over them that they struggle to remain abstemious . Likewise ...
... tion , and experience . This is not to say that everyone who avoids drugs is an apollon- ian ; in fact , some dionysians so strongly fear the hold that drugs would have over them that they struggle to remain abstemious . Likewise ...
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... tion is strongest , obviously , for persons arrested on drug charges , least strong for crimes of violence , and in - between for property crimes . Of all drugs , alcohol's connection with crime is strongest , and of all types of crime ...
... tion is strongest , obviously , for persons arrested on drug charges , least strong for crimes of violence , and in - between for property crimes . Of all drugs , alcohol's connection with crime is strongest , and of all types of crime ...
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... tion , under most circumstances , the sale and purchase of alcohol and cigarettes are legal - they are not crimes . Again , an activity's legal status - whatever understanding or misunderstanding that may be based on - is a reality with ...
... tion , under most circumstances , the sale and purchase of alcohol and cigarettes are legal - they are not crimes . Again , an activity's legal status - whatever understanding or misunderstanding that may be based on - is a reality with ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
Copyright | |
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