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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... young adult range ( the mid - teens to early 20s ) are , first , a growing independence from adult supervision , and , second , relative freedom from adult responsibilities . Older teenagers are in the process of discovering what it ...
... young adult range ( the mid - teens to early 20s ) are , first , a growing independence from adult supervision , and , second , relative freedom from adult responsibilities . Older teenagers are in the process of discovering what it ...
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... young people whose best friends smoke are extremely likely to use marijuana themselves . Almost no one becomes involved in marijuana use who does not have marijuana - using friends . As I said , this influence is sometimes called " peer ...
... young people whose best friends smoke are extremely likely to use marijuana themselves . Almost no one becomes involved in marijuana use who does not have marijuana - using friends . As I said , this influence is sometimes called " peer ...
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... Young Adult Populations , 1975-1988 . Rockville , MD : National Institute on Drug Abuse . Johnston , Lloyd D. , Patrick O'Malley , and Jerald G. Bachman . 1991a . Drug Use Among American High School Seniors , College Students and Young ...
... Young Adult Populations , 1975-1988 . Rockville , MD : National Institute on Drug Abuse . Johnston , Lloyd D. , Patrick O'Malley , and Jerald G. Bachman . 1991a . Drug Use Among American High School Seniors , College Students and Young ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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