Drugs : culture, controls and everyday life /

This overview of drugs and society today examines: whether a process of `normalization' of drugs and drug use is under way; the debate over prohibition versus legislation; `drugs' and `users' as `other' or `dangerous'; drugs and dance cultures; drug use among young women; im...

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Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Other Authors: South, Nigel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE, 1999.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This overview of drugs and society today examines: whether a process of `normalization' of drugs and drug use is under way; the debate over prohibition versus legislation; `drugs' and `users' as `other' or `dangerous'; drugs and dance cultures; drug use among young women; images of `race' and drugs; medical responses to drugs; policing strategies and controlling drug users; drug control and sport; and the question of prohibition versus liberalization.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781446250235 (ebook) :