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Preface | |
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A Sociological Approach To Drug Use | |
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The Sociological Study of Drug Use | |
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A Sociological Approach to Studying Drug Use | |
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Sociology and the Classification of Drugs | |
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Understanding Social Concern about the ""Drug Problem"" | |
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Summary: Sociologists on American Drug Use | |
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A Brief History of Drug Use and Drug Control in America | |
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Drugs Through the Ages | |
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Nineteenth-Century America: A ""Dope Fiend's Paradise"" | |
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The Twentieth Century: Age of Legal Repression and Experimentation | |
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Classifying Psychoactive Drugs | |
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Narcotics | |
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Depressants | |
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Stimulants | |
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Hallucinogens | |
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Marijuana | |
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Other Mood- and Performance-Enhancing Drugs | |
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Official and Unofficial Data Sources | |
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Some Important Terms | |
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Official Drug Use Statistics | |
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Unofficial Drug Use Statistics | |
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Theoretical Explanations for Drug Use and Addiction | |
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Nature Theories | |
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Biological Theories | |
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Psychological Theories | |
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Sociological Theories | |
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SOCIAL CORRELATES OF DRUG USE | |
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Demographic Correlates of Drug Use | |
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Sex and Gender Correlates of Drug Use | |
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Racial and Ethnic Correlates of Drug Use | |
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Age Correlates of Drug Use | |
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Social Class Correlates of Drug Use | |
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Institutional Correlates of Drug Use | |
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Drug Use among Medical Professionals | |
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Drug Use in the Military | |
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Drug Use in Law Enforcement | |
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Drug Use and Religion | |
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Drug Use and Sports | |
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Health Correlates of Drug Use | |
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Negative Health Consequences of Drug Use | |
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Potential Health Benefits of Drugs | |
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Economic Correlates of Drug Use | |
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An Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis of Illicit Drugs | |
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The Underground Economy of Illicit Drugs | |
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Drugs in the Workplace | |
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Cultural and Subcultural Correlates of Drug Use | |
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What are Subcultures? | |
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Three Subcultures of Drug Use | |
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Drug-Using Careers | |
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Violent and Criminal Correlates of Drug Use | |
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Historical Understanding Drug Use, Crime, and Violence | |
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Theoretical Understanding Drug Use, Crime, and Violence | |
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Empirical Understanding Drug Use, Crime, and Violence | |
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Drug Use, Crime, and Victimization | |
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SOCIETAL RESPONSE TO DRUG USE | |
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Legal Responses to Drug Problems: Prohibition, Legalization, and Decriminalization | |
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The Importance of Policy in Understanding Drug Use in America | |
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Prohibition | |
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Legalization | |
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Decriminalization | |
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Harm Reduction: An Alternative Framework for Drug Policy | |
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Therapeutic Responses to Drug Problems: Drug Treatment | |
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History of Treatment for Drug Addiction | |
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Major Treatment Modalities | |
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Effectiveness of Drug Treatment | |
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Contemporary Issues in Treatment | |
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Preventive Responses to Drug Problems: Drug Education and Drug Testing | |
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Drug Education | |
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Drug Testing | |
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Drug Policy for the Twenty-First Century | |
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Our Guiding Philosophy | |
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Supply-Side Policies and Demand-Side Policies | |
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Specific Issues and Recommendations | |
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Glossary | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |