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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... marijuana , which , if smoked , is rapidly assimilated but has metabolites with very long half - lives . Its abuse potential in Western countries still remains controversial , but all the other drugs listed above have the common feature ...
... marijuana , which , if smoked , is rapidly assimilated but has metabolites with very long half - lives . Its abuse potential in Western countries still remains controversial , but all the other drugs listed above have the common feature ...
Page 116
... smoking . Informal pressure from one's peer group or best friends has consistently emerged as a major factor in marijuana experimentation ( Kandel 1978b ) and in the routine and heavy use of marijuana or hashish . After initiating use ...
... smoking . Informal pressure from one's peer group or best friends has consistently emerged as a major factor in marijuana experimentation ( Kandel 1978b ) and in the routine and heavy use of marijuana or hashish . After initiating use ...
Page 237
... smoke marijuana until after the children are asleep , " " Only drink on weekends , " " Don't shoot up until the last person has arrived and the doors are locked . " The existence of social sanctions or rituals does not necessarily mean ...
... smoke marijuana until after the children are asleep , " " Only drink on weekends , " " Don't shoot up until the last person has arrived and the doors are locked . " The existence of social sanctions or rituals does not necessarily mean ...
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... marijuana by his or her peers , who insist that smoking is acceptable at that particular time and place and will enhance the musical enjoyment . The push to use may include a control device , such as , " Since Joey won't smoke because ...
... marijuana by his or her peers , who insist that smoking is acceptable at that particular time and place and will enhance the musical enjoyment . The push to use may include a control device , such as , " Since Joey won't smoke because ...
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