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Author Goode, Erich.

Title Drugs in American society / Erich Goode.

Publication Info. Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.29 G647D    Check Shelf
Edition Seventh edition.
Description xvi, 447 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page R1-R16) and indexes.
Contents Drugs, a sociological perspective -- Drugs, a pharmacological perspective -- Theories of drug use -- Controlling drugs : the historical context -- Drugs in the news -- How do we know it's true? Methods of research -- Historical trends in drug consumption : from past to current use -- Legal drugs : alcohol, tobacco, and psychotherapeutic drugs -- Marijuana, LSD, and club drugs -- Stimulants : amphetamine, methamphetamine, cocaine, and crack -- Heroin and the narcotics -- Drugs and crime : what's the connection? -- The illicit drug industry -- Drug control : law enforcement, drug courts, drug treatment -- Legalization, decriminalization, and harm reduction -- Appendix: Drug-related websites.
Subject Substance-Related Disorders -- epidemiology -- United States.
Crime -- United States.
Drug Utilization -- United States.
Drug and Narcotic Control -- United States.
Public Policy -- United States.
Illicit Drugs -- adverse effects -- United States.
Drug abuse -- United States.
Drugs -- United States.
Drug utilization -- United States.
Drug abuse and crime -- United States.
ISBN 9780073401492
0073401498
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