Drugs in American Society

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McGraw-Hill Companies,Incorporated, 2008 - Law - 447 pages
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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 perscription 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. The new seventh edition continues to provide the most balanced and up-to-date coverage in an accessible, engaging style.

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Contents

Drug Action
32
Potency and Purity
39
A Classification of Psychoactive Drugs and Their LATE DETOXIFICATION
46
Copyright

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About the author (2008)

Erich Goode received his undergraduate education at Oberlin College and his Ph.D. in sociology from Columbia University. He has taught at Columbia, New York University, Florida Atlantic University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is currently Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland. His areas of specialization are drug use, deviant behavior, criminology, and collective behavior. Professor Goode is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship.

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TitleDrugs in American Society
AuthorErich Goode
Edition7, illustrated
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Companies,Incorporated, 2008
ISBN0073401498, 9780073401492
Length447 pages
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Law / Criminal Law / General
Political Science / American Government / National
Social Science / Sociology / General
  
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