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 25
... Physicians commonly apply the term " abuse " to refer to the use of a drug outside a medical context ; this the official definition of drug abuse given by the American Medical Association . The term , however , conveys a moral rather ...
... Physicians commonly apply the term " abuse " to refer to the use of a drug outside a medical context ; this the official definition of drug abuse given by the American Medical Association . The term , however , conveys a moral rather ...
Page 232
... physician . Whatever the intent of the law , it is clear that most addicts simply continued to receive drugs from their physicians , on prescription , instead of directly from their local pharmacists . If a physician construed the ...
... physician . Whatever the intent of the law , it is clear that most addicts simply continued to receive drugs from their physicians , on prescription , instead of directly from their local pharmacists . If a physician construed the ...
Page 245
... physicians , much more so than for the population at large ( Vaillant et al . , 1970 ) . One study found that 59 percent of a sample of physicians and 78 percent of a sample of medical students reported that they had used illegal ...
... physicians , much more so than for the population at large ( Vaillant et al . , 1970 ) . One study found that 59 percent of a sample of physicians and 78 percent of a sample of medical students reported that they had used illegal ...
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