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 148
... deviant , " and some will not . Civilizations create and nurture such exaggerations because they provide the ... deviant " — such as alcoholism — as bizarre and anomalous , something quite decidedly having nothing to do with respectable ...
... deviant , " and some will not . Civilizations create and nurture such exaggerations because they provide the ... deviant " — such as alcoholism — as bizarre and anomalous , something quite decidedly having nothing to do with respectable ...
Page 169
... deviant act possible . I was drawn to it because it set us apart from , and above , everyone even the other drug users , the " soft " drug users . ... I was . . . irresistibly attracted to and proud of the deviance and antisociability ...
... deviant act possible . I was drawn to it because it set us apart from , and above , everyone even the other drug users , the " soft " drug users . ... I was . . . irresistibly attracted to and proud of the deviance and antisociability ...
Page 233
... deviant is going against his destiny . He is practicing behavior that is scientifically invalid . In other words , science and psychiatric medicine are used as an alienative device , a means of convincing the deviant or the potential ...
... deviant is going against his destiny . He is practicing behavior that is scientifically invalid . In other words , science and psychiatric medicine are used as an alienative device , a means of convincing the deviant or the potential ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii | 1 |
MARIJUANA | 33 |
THE MARIJUANA CONTROVERSY | 63 |
Copyright | |
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