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Drugs in American Society provides a holistic introduction to drug use in the United States. This sociological introduction to the use of psychoactive substances takes a big-picture look at patterns of drug consumption in America while also focusing on the effects that drugs have on users' lives. This edition presents the most current research, data, and statistics on drug use and discusses the latest trends involving drugs, from the decriminalization and mainstreaming of marijuana to the opioid epidemic that has led to a startling rise in overdose deaths. Personal accounts of Americans who have taken drugs show the reality of drug use and provide insights that go beyond the portrayal of drugs in society and the news media.
CHAPTER 2 RATES AND PATTERNS OF DRUG USE
CHAPTER 3: A HISTORY OF DRUG USE
CHAPTER 4: A HISTORY OF THE WAR ON DRUGS
CHAPTER 5 WHO USES WHICH DRUGS AND WHY?
CHAPTER 6 DRUGS IN THE MEDIA
CHAPTER 7 ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO
CHAPTER 8 MARIJUANA, LSD, AND CLUB DRUGS
CHAPTER 9 COCAINE AND THE AMPHETAMINES
CHAPTER 10 HEROIN AND THE NARCOTICS
CHAPTER 11 DRUG TRAFFICKING
CHAPTER 12 DRUGS AND CRIME
CHAPTER 13 DRUG LAW, DRUG TREATMENT
CHAPTER 14 LEGALIZATION, DECRIMINALIZATION, AND HARM REDUCTION


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