Drugs in American Society
ISBN: 9780073401492 | 0073401498
Edition: 7thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Pub. Date: 5/29/2007
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Goode'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 prescription 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.
Unlike most books on drugs and drug usage that bogs you down with facts and statical data. Goode shows the reader practical example... MORE
The new seventh edition continues to provide the most balanced and up-to-date coverage in an accessible, engaging style.
Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore. Textbook examines the role of drugs in American society. Includes the sociological, pharmacological, and historical context of drugs; methods and data in drug use; and drugs, crime, and drug control. For students. Previous edition: c2005. Softcover.
| Introduction Prologue | |
| How Drugs Work | |
| Looking at Drugs: A Sociological Perspective | |
| Theories of Drug Use | |
| The Extent of Drug Use in America | |
| Drugs and Crime and Violence | |
| Drugs and Their Use | |
| Legal Drugs: Alcohol and Tobacco | |
| Marijuana | |
| Hallucinogens | |
| Stimulants: Amphetamine, Cocaine... MORE | |
| Drugs as Medicine: Psychotherapeutic Drugs | |
| Heroin and the Narcotics | |
| Dealing with Drug Use | |
| Drug Treatment and Drug Education | |
| Drugs and the Law Website Listings | |
| References | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
