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. 6 HEROIN AND THE NARCOTICS Well over 90 percent of all illicit narcotic use in America involves heroin . This has not always been so . During the nineteenth century , before heroin was synthesized , there were hundreds of ...
Erich Goode. 6 HEROIN AND THE NARCOTICS Well over 90 percent of all illicit narcotic use in America involves heroin . This has not always been so . During the nineteenth century , before heroin was synthesized , there were hundreds of ...
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... heroin . A typical " nickel bag " ( $ 5 dose ) contains about 90 milligrams of adulterants and about 3 milligrams of heroin . However , the contents of street packets can vary considerably -they have a " normal " range of 1 to 15 ...
... heroin . A typical " nickel bag " ( $ 5 dose ) contains about 90 milligrams of adulterants and about 3 milligrams of heroin . However , the contents of street packets can vary considerably -they have a " normal " range of 1 to 15 ...
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... heroin - using friends as determinants of heroin use . He found that almost none of the marijuana abstainers in his survey had tried heroin , whether or not they had heroin - using friends . But among experimental marijuana smokers , 5 ...
... heroin - using friends as determinants of heroin use . He found that almost none of the marijuana abstainers in his survey had tried heroin , whether or not they had heroin - using friends . But among experimental marijuana smokers , 5 ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii | 1 |
MARIJUANA | 33 |
THE MARIJUANA CONTROVERSY | 63 |
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