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 163
... street . A kilogram of heroin bought in Europe or Lebanon is roughly 80 percent pure . On its way to the streets of American cities , it passes through at least half a dozen hands , is diluted about twenty - five times , usually with ...
... street . A kilogram of heroin bought in Europe or Lebanon is roughly 80 percent pure . On its way to the streets of American cities , it passes through at least half a dozen hands , is diluted about twenty - five times , usually with ...
Page 164
... street 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 ...
... street 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 ...
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... street drug use firsthand , quotes one of his addict informants on this point : It seems as if every junky starts out goes through a stage of feel- ing that he can take it or leave it alone . I have yet to meet a ... dope fiend that ...
... street drug use firsthand , quotes one of his addict informants on this point : It seems as if every junky starts out goes through a stage of feel- ing that he can take it or leave it alone . I have yet to meet a ... dope fiend that ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii | 1 |
THE MARIJUANA CONTROVERSY | 63 |
THE PSYCHEDELICS OR HALLUCINOGENS | 97 |
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