| Description |
ix, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Murder, thievery, and drunkenness -- Demon rum -- Racism, progressivism, and drug laws -- The power of paradigms -- The brain on drugs -- Deconstructing rehab -- Rehab's effectiveness : who's really in denial? -- The habit model -- Controlling teen drug use -- Controlling adult drug use -- Conclusion -- Appendix a: signs of drug use in children -- Marijuana -- Sedative-hypnotics -- Cocaine -- Methamphetamine -- Ecstasy (MDMA) -- LSD (acid) -- Heroin -- PCP (phencyclidine) -- Club drugs -- Prescription drug abuse -- Inhalants -- Drug paraphernalia -- A note about drug-testing -- Appendix b: medications used to treat addictions -- Appendix c: diagnosing addictions -- Bibliography -- About the author. |
| Subject |
Drug abuse -- United States -- Prevention -- History.
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Drug control -- United States -- History.
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Drug traffic -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781442215146 cloth alkaline paper |
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1442215143 cloth alkaline paper |
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