عنوان

Drugs in American society /

(Number (ISBN

0078026598

(Number (ISBN

9780078026591

Erroneous ISBN

0078026598

Title Proper

Drugs in American society /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Erich Goode, Stony Brook University.

Edition Statement

Ninth edition.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Dubuque :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

McGraw-Hill Education,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2014.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xvi, 472 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustration ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Machine generated contents note: GoodeDrugs in American Society, 9eCONTENTSPreface and AcknowledgmentsPart One: A HISTORY OF DRUG USE AND DRUG CONTROL1) A History of Drug Use 2) A History of Drug Control Part Two: THREE PERSPECTIVES ON DRUG USE 3) The Pharmacological Perspective4) The Sociologist Looks at Drug Use5) Drugs in the MediaPart Three: METHODS, DATA, THEORIES6) Studying Drug Use7) Explaining Drug UsePart Four: DRUGS AND THEIR USE8) Legal Drugs Use: Alcohol and Tobacco9) Prescription Drugs10) Marijuana, LSD, and Club Drugs11) Stimulants: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Cocaine and Crack 12) Heroin and the NarcoticsPart Five: DRUGS, CRIME, AND DRUG CONTROL13) Drugs and Crime 14) Trafficking in Illicit Drugs15) Law Enforcement, Drug Courts, and Drug Treatment16) Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction GlossaryReferencesPhoto CreditsName IndexSubject Index.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

"A study of drug use is also crucial from a policy standpoint. It is in fact, a life-or-death proposition. Drug abuse can kill. In addition, drug use, whether directly or indirectly, often spawns a swarming host of sub-lethal problems: disease, poor quality of life, enslavement to a chemical, lower academic and job performance, victimization by robbers, rapists, and all other manner of violent offenders, the fear by residents of a community for their safety, the fear of leaving their homes at night, and subversion of friendship, romantic, and family relations. In the United States alone, smoking claims over 400,000 victims a year--and gradually, in response to studies on the medical harms of smoking, year by year, smokers are giving up the deadly habit"--

Text of Note

"Drugs in American Society is a sociological introduction to the use of psychoactive substances in the United States that takes the focus out of the lab and onto the street. Throughout the book, personal accounts tell the stories of drug use and the impact that it has on the lives of users. The book also contrasts the image of drugs in society, particularly in the news media, and the reality of drug use itself"--

Drug abuse and crime-- United States.

Drug abuse-- United States.

Drug utilization-- United States.

Drugs-- United States.

Betäubungsmittelrecht

Drogenkonsum

Drogenkriminalität

Drogenmissbrauch

Drug abuse and crime.

Drug abuse.

Drug utilization.

Drugs.

Rauschgift

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Sociology-- General.

United States.

USA

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

System Code

Goode, Erich.

Date of Transaction

20200822084409.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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