Drugs in American Society

Preface

Part I DRUG USE: IMAGE AND REALITY

1) Drug Use: A Sociological Perspective

2) Drug Use: A Pharmacological Perspective

3) Drugs in the News Media

Part II METHODS, DATA, THEORIES

4) How Do We Know It’s True? Methods of Research

5) Historical Trends in Drug Consumption

6) Theories of Drug Use

Part III DRUGS AND THEIR USE

7) Alcohol and Tobacco

8) Marijuana, LSD, and Club Drugs

9) Stimulants: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Crack

10) Heroin and the Narcotics

11) The Pharmaceutical Neuroleptics: Sedatives, Hypnotics, Tranquilizers, Antipsychotics, and Antidepressants

Part IV CRIME AND DRUG CONTROL

12) Controlling Drug Use: The Historical Context

13) Drugs and Crime: What’s the Connection?

14) The Illicit Drug Industry

15) Law Enforcement, Drug Courts, Drug Treatment

16) Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction

Concluding Thoughts

Glossary
References

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