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Drugs, alcohol, and society : social structure, process, and policy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Akers, Ronald L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., [1992]
Subjects:
Drug abuse > Social aspects > United States.
Alcoholism > Social aspects > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • I. Major concepts and issues in substance abuse. The problem of alcohol and drugs in society : social structure, process, and policy
  • Drugs, drug effects, and drug behavior
  • Drug use and abuse in American society : social patterns and trends
  • Drug use and abuse in American society : work, sports, and crime. II. Illegal drugs. Marijuana
  • Heroin
  • Cocaine
  • Social control and public policy on drugs : law enforcement
  • Social control and public policy on drugs : treatment and prevention. III. Legal drugs. Alcohol : physiological, psychological, and social factors in drinking behavior and alcoholism
  • Alcohol : social structure and social process
  • Social control and public policy on alcohol
  • Tobacco.