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Page 87
... roughly one American in eight , or 23 million individuals , had used one or more illegal drug within the past month ( NIDA , 1986 ) . As a source of criminal behavior , drug use is formida- ble and impressive . It should come as no ...
... roughly one American in eight , or 23 million individuals , had used one or more illegal drug within the past month ( NIDA , 1986 ) . As a source of criminal behavior , drug use is formida- ble and impressive . It should come as no ...
Page 90
... roughly 15 percent . Between the late 1960s and the early 1970s , it rose much more sharply , and stood at 48 percent in 1972 , the first year of the household survey ( Miller and Cisin , 1980 , pp . 15-18 ) . The same pattern holds for ...
... roughly 15 percent . Between the late 1960s and the early 1970s , it rose much more sharply , and stood at 48 percent in 1972 , the first year of the household survey ( Miller and Cisin , 1980 , pp . 15-18 ) . The same pattern holds for ...
Page 99
... roughly $ 500 million ) . In 1975 , a peak of 61.3 million pre- scriptions for Valium were written ; after that , sales dropped sharply , and , by 1980 , only 33.6 million prescriptions for Valium were sold — although it was still the ...
... roughly $ 500 million ) . In 1975 , a peak of 61.3 million pre- scriptions for Valium were written ; after that , sales dropped sharply , and , by 1980 , only 33.6 million prescriptions for Valium were sold — although it was still the ...
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