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The Handbook of Drugs and Society /
This handbook provides a comprehensive examination of the past and present roles of drugs in society with a focus on theory, research, policy, and practice.-Includes 28 original chapters with multi-disciplinary and international perspectives by top social and behavioral scientists -Reviews current k...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wiley-Blackwell,
2015.
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| Edición: | 1st |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I: Understanding Drugs in Society; 1 Drugs and Society; Introduction; Explaining and Understanding Drugs and Society; Drugs as a Normal Part of Society; References; Part II: The Use and Marketing of Particular Drugs in Society; 2 Alcohol; Introduction; Drinking Patterns and Use-Values of Alcohol; Alcohol-Related Problems; Societal Response: Interactive Reactions, Popular Movements, Regulations and Institutional Policies; Challenges; References.
- 3 Global Marijuana Cultivation and Societal Place Because and In Spite of US Policy and PerceptionIntroduction; Marijuana in the United States
- Pre-1937; Marijuana around the World before and after Criminalization; Marijuana in the United States 1937-1970
- an age of enforcement; Marijuana and US Crime Control
- Age of the DEA; Push for US Legalization, Decriminalization, and Compassionate Use
- 1996-2013; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgment; References; Further Reading; 4 Heroin and Other Opiates; Introduction; History; Production; Distribution; Problematic use/epidemiology of addiction.
- Opiates and social lifeBenefits; Adverse consequences; Summary and Policy Implications; References; 5 Cocaine Powder and Crack Cocaine; Overview; Use and Effects; Coca to Cocaine; Cocaine's Discovery and Development as a Legal Medicinal Commodity (1850-1900); Cocaine's Restrictions and Global Spread and Decline, 1910-45; Global Prohibitions and Illicit Cocaine (1945-75); The Age (and War) on Cocaine: 1980-2005; The Crack "Epidemic"; Cocaine's Historical Present, 2005-; Acknowledgment; References; 6 Methamphetamine; Introduction; A Brief History; A Global Issue; Physiological Effects.
- Social EffectsMaking Methamphetamine; Conclusion; References; Further Reading; 7 Prescription Drugs; Epidemiology and Trends of Prescription Drug Misuse; Differences in Prescription Drug Misuse; Types of Prescription Drugs of Misuse; Difficulties Managing Prescription Drug Misuse Problem; Potential Harms and Risks; High-Risk Groups; Prevention and Treatment; References; 8 Designer Drugs; Designer Drugs; Examples of Designer Drugs; Designer Drug Use; Controlling Designer Drugs; Conclusion; References; Further reading; Part III: Explaining the Place of Drugs in Society.
- 9 Drug Use as a Socially Constructed ProblemDrug Use: Constructionist Perspective; Major Laws Affecting the Perception of Drug Use; Sociological and Psychological Framing of Drug Use and Drug Users; Institutional Government Agencies Framing of Drug Use and Drug Users; Casualties of Drug War Ideology, Prohibitionist Legal Philosophy, and Othering Drug Users; Othering Drug Users and Prohibitionist Philosophy; Summary and Conclusions; References; Further Reading; 10 Social Scientific Theories of Drug Use, Abuse, and Addiction; Introduction; Addiction; Why People Use Drugs.