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Drugs in American Society » (7th Edition)

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Authors: Erich Goode, Goode Erich
ISBN-13: 9780073401492, ISBN-10: 0073401498
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: May 2007
Edition: 7th Edition

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Author Biography: Erich Goode

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.

Book Synopsis

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.

Table of Contents

Preface
Prologue1
Appendix: True-False Quiz on Drugs14
Pt. IIntroduction
Ch. 1Drugs and Drug Use19
Ch. 2Looking at Drugs: A Sociological Perspective35
Ch. 3Theories of Drug Use64
Ch. 4The Extent of Drug Use in America87
Ch. 5Drugs and Crime and Violence120
Pt. IIDrugs, Their Effects, and Their Use
Ch. 6Alcohol155
Ch. 7Marijuana186
Ch. 8Hallucinogens211
Ch. 9Stimulants240
Ch. 10Psychotherapeutic Drugs265
Ch. 11Heroin and the Narcotics281
Pt. IIIDealing with Drug Use
Ch. 12Drug Treatment, Drug Testing, and Drug Education313
Ch. 13Drugs and the Law347
References391
Author Index420
Subject Index426

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