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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Erich Goode. appendix : DOES MARIJUANA LEAD TO DANGEROUS DRUGS ? During 1971 and 1972 I was a consultant for the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse , which was man- dated in 1970 , under the provisions of the Comprehensive Drug ...
Erich Goode. appendix : DOES MARIJUANA LEAD TO DANGEROUS DRUGS ? During 1971 and 1972 I was a consultant for the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse , which was man- dated in 1970 , under the provisions of the Comprehensive Drug ...
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... dangerous drugs , especially heroin , is the personality abnormality approach . According to this view , it is only , or mainly , the psychiatrically inadequate who " escalate " from marijuana to dangerous drugs . Among those with sound ...
... dangerous drugs , especially heroin , is the personality abnormality approach . According to this view , it is only , or mainly , the psychiatrically inadequate who " escalate " from marijuana to dangerous drugs . Among those with sound ...
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... dangerous drugs ; in fact , only a very small proportion do so . Thus we are still left with the question of why some ( a minority ) do and others ( the majority ) do not . The view that marijuana itself develops in ... Dangerous Drugs ? 243.
... dangerous drugs ; in fact , only a very small proportion do so . Thus we are still left with the question of why some ( a minority ) do and others ( the majority ) do not . The view that marijuana itself develops in ... Dangerous Drugs ? 243.
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii | 1 |
MARIJUANA | 33 |
THE MARIJUANA CONTROVERSY | 63 |
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