Blowing smoke : rethinking the war on drugs without prohibition and rehab /

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Blowing Smoke argues that we are losing the drug war because of our devotion to the disease model of substance abuse. That model has become the driving force for our two main strategies in the war: prohibition laws and drug rehab. The book traces the history and science behind each to show how they...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reznicek, Michael J., 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012.
Temas:
Drug abuse > United States > Prevention > History.
Drug control > United States > History.
Drug traffic > United States > History.
Substance-Related Disorders > rehabilitation
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
Drug Users > psychology
Drug and Narcotic Control
Toxicomanie > États-Unis > Prévention > Histoire.
Lutte antidrogue > États-Unis > Histoire.
Drogues > Trafic > États-Unis > Histoire.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Addiction.
SELF-HELP > Substance Abuse & Addictions > General.
Drug abuse > Prevention
Drug control
Drug traffic
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Murder, thievery, and drunkenness
  • Demon rum
  • Racism, progressivism, and drug laws
  • The power of paradigms
  • The brain on drugs
  • Deconstructing rehab
  • Rehab's effectiveness : who's really in denial?
  • The habit model
  • Controlling teen drug use
  • Controlling adult drug use
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix a: signs of drug use in children
  • Marijuana
  • Sedative-hypnotics
  • Cocaine
  • Methamphetamine
  • Ecstasy (MDMA)
  • LSD (acid)
  • Heroin
  • PCP (phencyclidine)
  • Club drugs
  • Prescription drug abuse
  • Inhalants
  • Drug paraphernalia
  • A note about drug-testing
  • Appendix b: medications used to treat addictions
  • Appendix c: diagnosing addictions
  • Bibliography
  • About the author.

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