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 164
... junkie , consider the physician who is addicted to nar- cotics ( Winick 1961 ; Modlin and Montes 1964 ) . Various esti- mates place the incidence of addiction among American physicians at about one in a hundred , far higher than for the ...
... junkie , consider the physician who is addicted to nar- cotics ( Winick 1961 ; Modlin and Montes 1964 ) . Various esti- mates place the incidence of addiction among American physicians at about one in a hundred , far higher than for the ...
Page 176
... junkie heroin . Sentences ranging up to death have been designed for the " pusher . " He is , it seems , one of the most insidious characters in the current popular demonology . But the prob- lem is that the addict does not view the ...
... junkie heroin . Sentences ranging up to death have been designed for the " pusher . " He is , it seems , one of the most insidious characters in the current popular demonology . But the prob- lem is that the addict does not view the ...
Page 177
... junkie friend feel about his junkie friend who's kicked , supposedly , and is really cool , making some steps toward improvement in a hopeful manner ? He hates his guts . For one thing , he's envious , deeply envious that the friend can ...
... junkie friend feel about his junkie friend who's kicked , supposedly , and is really cool , making some steps toward improvement in a hopeful manner ? He hates his guts . For one thing , he's envious , deeply envious that the friend can ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii | 1 |
MARIJUANA | 33 |
THE MARIJUANA CONTROVERSY | 63 |
Copyright | |
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