Theories on Drug Abuse: Selected Contemporary PerspectivesDepartment of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, 1980 - Drug abuse - 488 pages |
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... periods of time because they perceive the odds of achieving any ordinary degree of academic or vocational success as so overwhelmingly stacked against them . Finally , a very small minority of narcotic addicts may be classified as ...
... periods of time because they perceive the odds of achieving any ordinary degree of academic or vocational success as so overwhelmingly stacked against them . Finally , a very small minority of narcotic addicts may be classified as ...
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... period there may be two rein- forcers involved : production of euphoria and reduction of dysphoria . This peak ... periods and most strikingly " the morning after , " when the " hair of the dog " swiftly relieves that formidable ...
... period there may be two rein- forcers involved : production of euphoria and reduction of dysphoria . This peak ... periods and most strikingly " the morning after , " when the " hair of the dog " swiftly relieves that formidable ...
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... James ' hypothesis explicitly : It is my belief that the desire to alter consciousness period- ically is an innate , normal drive analogous to hunger or the sexual drive . ( Weil 1972 ) If James ' hypothesis is true -- that there are 25.
... James ' hypothesis explicitly : It is my belief that the desire to alter consciousness period- ically is an innate , normal drive analogous to hunger or the sexual drive . ( Weil 1972 ) If James ' hypothesis is true -- that there are 25.
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... period of drug dependence and is certainly aggravated by drug use . Among humans , I have come to suspect that drug dependence does not supersede sexual pleasure -- it replaces it ( Bell and Trethowan 1961 ) . ( Greaves 1972 ) The ...
... period of drug dependence and is certainly aggravated by drug use . Among humans , I have come to suspect that drug dependence does not supersede sexual pleasure -- it replaces it ( Bell and Trethowan 1961 ) . ( Greaves 1972 ) The ...
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... period of a number of months , and some others were contacted only once or a few times . I did not consult the literature on the subject until I had developed a preliminary hypothesis . Theories prevalent at the time were generally ...
... period of a number of months , and some others were contacted only once or a few times . I did not consult the literature on the subject until I had developed a preliminary hypothesis . Theories prevalent at the time were generally ...
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