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 89
... taking place . Stoned , few people want to do any thing very vigorous . Most lie about and listen to music , watch television , dream , gorge themselves on food , or perhaps engage in what seems like fanciful , disorganized , and non ...
... taking place . Stoned , few people want to do any thing very vigorous . Most lie about and listen to music , watch television , dream , gorge themselves on food , or perhaps engage in what seems like fanciful , disorganized , and non ...
Page 111
... taking the drug " freak out " or not . When a given drug is first introduced into a culture - say , in America , marijuana in the late 1920s and the 1930s , and LSD in the early 1960s- few interpretations of the drug experience exist ...
... taking the drug " freak out " or not . When a given drug is first introduced into a culture - say , in America , marijuana in the late 1920s and the 1930s , and LSD in the early 1960s- few interpretations of the drug experience exist ...
Page 220
... taking a drug in the popularly under- stood meaning of the term . This theory is , of course , highly speculative , and it completely ignores psychological and social variables , reducing the problem to a single factor . Yet it is pos ...
... taking a drug in the popularly under- stood meaning of the term . This theory is , of course , highly speculative , and it completely ignores psychological and social variables , reducing the problem to a single factor . Yet it is pos ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii | 1 |
THE MARIJUANA CONTROVERSY | 63 |
THE PSYCHEDELICS OR HALLUCINOGENS | 97 |
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