The Sociology of American Drug Use
ISBN: 9780195375282 | 0195375289
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 8/17/2009
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This book is intended for the drug course taught out of sociology and/or criminology/criminal justice departments. The course can be quite large and taught at the sophomore or junior level. The book may also be deemed appropriate in lower division courses, or for a lower-division graduatecourse, depending on the institution in which it is used. Most texts that are written in the area of drug use are written either from a counseling/psychology perspective or from a physiology/pharmacology point of view, and do not attempt to deal extensively wit... MORE
| Each chapter ends with a summary. | |
| Preface | |
| A Sociological Approach To Drug Use | |
| The Sociological Study of Drug Use | |
| A Sociological Approach to Studying Drug Use | |
| Sociology and the Classification of Drugs | |
| Understanding Social Concern about the ""Drug Problem"" | |
| Summary: Sociologists on American Drug Use | |
| A Brief History of Drug Use ... MORE | |
| Drugs Through the Ages | |
| Nineteenth-Century America: A ""Dope Fiend's Paradise"" | |
| The Twentieth Century: Age of Legal Repression and Experimentation | |
| Classifying Psychoactive Drugs | |
| Narcotics | |
| Depressants | |
| Stimulants | |
| Hallucinogens | |
| Marijuana | |
| Other Mood- and Performance-Enhancing Drugs | |
| Official and Unofficial Data Sources | |
| Some Important Terms | |
| Official Drug Use Statistics | |
| Unofficial Drug Use Statistics | |
| Theoretical Explanations for Drug Use and Addiction | |
| Nature Theories | |
| Biological Theories | |
| Psychological Theories | |
| Sociological Theories | |
| SOCIAL CORRELATES OF DRUG USE | |
| Demographic Correlates of Drug Use | |
| Sex and Gender Correlates of Drug Use | |
| Racial and Ethnic Correlates of Drug Use | |
| Age Correlates of Drug Use | |
| Social Class Correlates of Drug Use | |
| Institutional Correlates of Drug Use | |
| Drug Use among Medical Professionals | |
| Drug Use in the Military | |
| Drug Use in Law Enforcement | |
| Drug Use and Religion | |
| Drug Use and Sports | |
| Health Correlates of Drug Use | |
| Negative Health Consequences of Drug Use | |
| Potential Health Benefits of Drugs | |
| Economic Correlates of Drug Use | |
| An Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis of Illicit Drugs | |
| The Underground Economy of Illicit Drugs | |
| Drugs in the Workplace | |
| Cultural and Subcultural Correlates of Drug Use | |
| What are Subcultures? | |
| Three Subcultures of Drug Use | |
| Drug-Using Careers | |
| Violent and Criminal Correlates of Drug Use | |
| Historical Understanding Drug Use, Crime, and Violence | |
| Theoretical Understanding Drug Use, Crime, and Violence | |
| Empirical Understanding Drug Use, Crime, and Violence | |
| Drug Use, Crime, and Victimization | |
| SOCIETAL RESPONSE TO DRUG USE | |
| Legal Responses to Drug Problems: Prohibition, Legalization, and Decriminalization | |
| The Importance of Policy in Understanding Drug Use in America | |
| Prohibition | |
| Legalization | |
| Decriminalization | |
| Harm Reduction: An Alternative Framework for Drug Policy | |
| Therapeutic Responses to Drug Problems: Drug Treatment | |
| History of Treatment for Drug Addiction | |
| Major Treatment Modalities | |
| Effectiveness of Drug Treatment | |
| Contemporary Issues in Treatment | |
| Preventive Responses to Drug Problems: Drug Education and Drug Testing | |
| Drug Education | |
| Drug Testing | |
| Drug Policy for the Twenty-First Century | |
| Our Guiding Philosophy | |
| Supply-Side Policies and Demand-Side Policies | |
| Specific Issues and Recommendations | |
| Glossary | |
| Bibliography | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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