Drugs in American SocietyGoode's "Drugs in American Society" 7/e is a well-respected, brief investigation of the full range of psychoactive drug use; from legal, medical and perscription use to criminal, recreational use and from casual use to addiction. Objective pro and con accounts on important issues like treatment, education, rehabilitation, and legalization give students a thorough understanding of the topics. The new seventh edition continues to provide the most balanced and up-to-date coverage in an accessible, engaging style. |
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Page 35
... five years after it was launched . The drug crisis of the mid - 1980s has to be set within the context of Mrs. Reagan's im- mensely publicized campaign . It was she who took the first steps toward galvanizing public concern and media ...
... five years after it was launched . The drug crisis of the mid - 1980s has to be set within the context of Mrs. Reagan's im- mensely publicized campaign . It was she who took the first steps toward galvanizing public concern and media ...
Page 101
... five drugs , fewer prescriptions were written at the end of the period than at the beginning ; for the 1971-1986 period , this was true of twenty - three out of twenty - five drugs . Indeed , for the fifteen - year stretch between the ...
... five drugs , fewer prescriptions were written at the end of the period than at the beginning ; for the 1971-1986 period , this was true of twenty - three out of twenty - five drugs . Indeed , for the fifteen - year stretch between the ...
Page 135
... five times a week , probably . Like a fifth of Seagram's or if it was beer , maybe twenty - four bottles or cans . I'd drink from five in the afternoon to two or three in the morning . I used to get in a lot of fights . I got one court ...
... five times a week , probably . Like a fifth of Seagram's or if it was beer , maybe twenty - four bottles or cans . I'd drink from five in the afternoon to two or three in the morning . I used to get in a lot of fights . I got one court ...
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