Titre : | Drugs in American society |
Auteurs : | GOODE E. |
Type de document : | Livre |
Mention d'édition : | 7th ed. |
Editeur : | New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, 2008 |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-07-340149-2 |
Format : | 528 p. / Glossaire, index |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SHS (Sciences humaines et sociales / Humanities and social sciences) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés SOCIOLOGIE ; PRODUIT ILLICITE ; PRODUIT LICITE ; PHARMACOLOGIE ; PREVALENCE ; TYPE D'USAGE ; CRIMINALITE ; CONTROLE DES STUPEFIANTS ; LEGISLATION ; DEPENALISATION ; MARCHE DE LA DROGUE ; RECHERCHE |
Résumé : | 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. [Editor's abstract] |
Note de contenu : |
CONTENTS:
Part 1 INTRODUCTION: Chapter 1: Drugs: a sociological perspective; Chapter 2: Drugs: a pharmacological perspective; Chapter 3: Theories of drug use; Chapter 4: Controlling drugs: the historical context; Chapter 5: Drugs in the news. Part 2 DRUG USE: METHODS AND DATA: Chapter 6: How do we know it's true? Methods of research; Chapter 7: Historical trends in drug consumption: from past to current use. Part 3 DRUGS AND THEIR USE: Chapter 8: Legal drugs: alcohol, tobacco, and psychotherapeutic drugs; Chapter 9: Marijuana, LSD, and club drugs; Chapter 10: Stimulants: amphetamine, methamphetamine, cocaine, and crack; Chapter 11: Heroin and the narcotics. Part 4 DRUGS, CRIME, AND DRUG CONTROL Chapter 12: Drugs and crime: what's the connection? Chapter 13: The illicit drug industry; Chapter 14: Drug control: law enforcement, drug courts, drug treatment; Chapter 15: Legalization, decriminalization, and harm reduction. |
Domaine : | Plusieurs produits / Several products |
Affiliation : | Etats-Unis. United States. |
Cote : | L01300 |
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