Drugs in American Society
by Goode, ErichEdition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-04-13
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary
Drugs in American Society is a sociological introduction to the use of psychoactive substances in the United States that takes the focus of attention on drug use out of the lab and into 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.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I DRUG USE: IMAGE AND REALITY
1) Drug Use: A Sociological Perspective2) Drug Use: A Pharmacological Perspective3) Drugs in the News Media
Part II METHODS, DATA, THEORIES
4) How Do We Know It’s True? Methods of Research5) Historical Trends in Drug Consumption 6) Theories of Drug Use
Part III DRUGS AND THEIR USE
7) Alcohol and Tobacco8) Marijuana, LSD, and Club Drugs9) Stimulants: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Crack10) Heroin and the Narcotics11) The Pharmaceutical Neuroleptics: Sedatives, Hypnotics, Tranquilizers, Antipsychotics, and Antidepressants
Part IV CRIME AND DRUG CONTROL
12) Controlling Drug Use: The Historical Context13) Drugs and Crime: What’s the Connection?14) The Illicit Drug Industry15) Law Enforcement, Drug Courts, Drug Treatment16) Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction
Concluding Thoughts
Glossary
References
3) Drugs in the News Media
Part II METHODS, DATA, THEORIES
4) How Do We Know It’s True? Methods of Research5) Historical Trends in Drug Consumption 6) Theories of Drug Use
Part III DRUGS AND THEIR USE
7) Alcohol and Tobacco8) Marijuana, LSD, and Club Drugs9) Stimulants: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Crack10) Heroin and the Narcotics11) The Pharmaceutical Neuroleptics: Sedatives, Hypnotics, Tranquilizers, Antipsychotics, and Antidepressants
Part IV CRIME AND DRUG CONTROL
12) Controlling Drug Use: The Historical Context13) Drugs and Crime: What’s the Connection?14) The Illicit Drug Industry15) Law Enforcement, Drug Courts, Drug Treatment16) Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction
Concluding Thoughts
Glossary
References
6) Theories of Drug Use
Part III DRUGS AND THEIR USE
7) Alcohol and Tobacco8) Marijuana, LSD, and Club Drugs9) Stimulants: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Crack10) Heroin and the Narcotics11) The Pharmaceutical Neuroleptics: Sedatives, Hypnotics, Tranquilizers, Antipsychotics, and Antidepressants
Part IV CRIME AND DRUG CONTROL
12) Controlling Drug Use: The Historical Context13) Drugs and Crime: What’s the Connection?14) The Illicit Drug Industry15) Law Enforcement, Drug Courts, Drug Treatment16) Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction
Concluding Thoughts
Glossary
References
9) Stimulants: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Crack10) Heroin and the Narcotics11) The Pharmaceutical Neuroleptics: Sedatives, Hypnotics, Tranquilizers, Antipsychotics, and Antidepressants
Part IV CRIME AND DRUG CONTROL
12) Controlling Drug Use: The Historical Context13) Drugs and Crime: What’s the Connection?14) The Illicit Drug Industry15) Law Enforcement, Drug Courts, Drug Treatment16) Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction
Concluding Thoughts
Glossary
References
11) The Pharmaceutical Neuroleptics: Sedatives, Hypnotics, Tranquilizers, Antipsychotics, and Antidepressants
Part IV CRIME AND DRUG CONTROL
12) Controlling Drug Use: The Historical Context13) Drugs and Crime: What’s the Connection?14) The Illicit Drug Industry15) Law Enforcement, Drug Courts, Drug Treatment16) Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction
Concluding Thoughts
Glossary
References
14) The Illicit Drug Industry15) Law Enforcement, Drug Courts, Drug Treatment16) Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction
Concluding Thoughts
Glossary
References
16) Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction
Concluding Thoughts
Glossary
References
References
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