Perspectives on drug use in the United States / / Bernard Segal, editor
| Perspectives on drug use in the United States / / Bernard Segal, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (141 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.2/9/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SegalBernard <1936-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Drug abuse - United States
Drug control - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-317-73567-6
1-315-79149-8 1-317-73568-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Drug Laws and Drug Law Enforcement: A Review and Evaluation Based on 111 Years of Experience; Introduction; Opium Smoking; The Harrison Narcotic Act (1914); ""Tightening Up" the Harrison Act; The Economics of the Black Market; Closing the Borders to Smuggling; Cocaine and the Amphetamines; The Marijuana Tax Act (1937); Operation Intercept; Curbing Drug Production Abroad; Curbing U.S. Marijuana Production; The Future; The Deviance Model of Drug-Taking Behavior: A Critique; Survey and Other Prevalence Data
Marihuana Use as a Deviant ActivitySome Approaches to Drug-Taking as a Nondeviant Activity; Complexities in Classification of Drug Use Purposes; Some Implications of a Nondeviance Model of Drug-Taking for Surveys; Average, Normal, and Healthy Behavior; Some Implications for Prevention and Treatment; Some Analogues; Discussion; Who Are the Drug Users?; Sources of Confusion; A Matter of Perspective; Existential Processes; How to Study a Complex Existential Process; A Continuum of Methods; A Proposal; Representative Case Research on Drug Users; Drug Use Histories The Issue Is Personal CommitmentLife Themes and Variations; Theoretical Integration; Fundamental Postulates; Summary and Conclusions; Women: Alcohol and Other Drugs; Introduction; Women and History; Why the Current Concern About Women and Drug Abuse?; Current Status: Women's Use of Substances; What Is Drug Abuse?; Women and Medication; Women and Drug/Alcohol Abuse; Research Questions; Perspectives on Drug Use in the United States; Background; Current Official Posture; A Cultural Theory; The Framework of Technology and Material Culture; A Melting Pot of Drugs and Users; Behind Material Culture The Dark Side of TechnologyShould the Drug Industry Be Blamed for Drug Abuse?; Taking Drug Hazards Into Account; Conclusions |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463496203321 |
| London : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Perspectives on drug use in the United States / / Bernard Segal, editor
| Perspectives on drug use in the United States / / Bernard Segal, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (141 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.2/9/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SegalBernard <1936-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Drug abuse - United States
Drug control - United States |
| ISBN |
1-317-73567-6
1-315-79149-8 1-317-73568-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Drug Laws and Drug Law Enforcement: A Review and Evaluation Based on 111 Years of Experience; Introduction; Opium Smoking; The Harrison Narcotic Act (1914); ""Tightening Up" the Harrison Act; The Economics of the Black Market; Closing the Borders to Smuggling; Cocaine and the Amphetamines; The Marijuana Tax Act (1937); Operation Intercept; Curbing Drug Production Abroad; Curbing U.S. Marijuana Production; The Future; The Deviance Model of Drug-Taking Behavior: A Critique; Survey and Other Prevalence Data
Marihuana Use as a Deviant ActivitySome Approaches to Drug-Taking as a Nondeviant Activity; Complexities in Classification of Drug Use Purposes; Some Implications of a Nondeviance Model of Drug-Taking for Surveys; Average, Normal, and Healthy Behavior; Some Implications for Prevention and Treatment; Some Analogues; Discussion; Who Are the Drug Users?; Sources of Confusion; A Matter of Perspective; Existential Processes; How to Study a Complex Existential Process; A Continuum of Methods; A Proposal; Representative Case Research on Drug Users; Drug Use Histories The Issue Is Personal CommitmentLife Themes and Variations; Theoretical Integration; Fundamental Postulates; Summary and Conclusions; Women: Alcohol and Other Drugs; Introduction; Women and History; Why the Current Concern About Women and Drug Abuse?; Current Status: Women's Use of Substances; What Is Drug Abuse?; Women and Medication; Women and Drug/Alcohol Abuse; Research Questions; Perspectives on Drug Use in the United States; Background; Current Official Posture; A Cultural Theory; The Framework of Technology and Material Culture; A Melting Pot of Drugs and Users; Behind Material Culture The Dark Side of TechnologyShould the Drug Industry Be Blamed for Drug Abuse?; Taking Drug Hazards Into Account; Conclusions |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787721903321 |
| London : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Perspectives on drug use in the United States / / Bernard Segal, editor
| Perspectives on drug use in the United States / / Bernard Segal, editor |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (141 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.2/9/0973
362.290973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SegalBernard <1936-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Drug abuse - United States
Drug control - United States |
| ISBN |
1-317-73567-6
1-315-79149-8 1-317-73568-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Drug Laws and Drug Law Enforcement: A Review and Evaluation Based on 111 Years of Experience; Introduction; Opium Smoking; The Harrison Narcotic Act (1914); ""Tightening Up" the Harrison Act; The Economics of the Black Market; Closing the Borders to Smuggling; Cocaine and the Amphetamines; The Marijuana Tax Act (1937); Operation Intercept; Curbing Drug Production Abroad; Curbing U.S. Marijuana Production; The Future; The Deviance Model of Drug-Taking Behavior: A Critique; Survey and Other Prevalence Data
Marihuana Use as a Deviant ActivitySome Approaches to Drug-Taking as a Nondeviant Activity; Complexities in Classification of Drug Use Purposes; Some Implications of a Nondeviance Model of Drug-Taking for Surveys; Average, Normal, and Healthy Behavior; Some Implications for Prevention and Treatment; Some Analogues; Discussion; Who Are the Drug Users?; Sources of Confusion; A Matter of Perspective; Existential Processes; How to Study a Complex Existential Process; A Continuum of Methods; A Proposal; Representative Case Research on Drug Users; Drug Use Histories The Issue Is Personal CommitmentLife Themes and Variations; Theoretical Integration; Fundamental Postulates; Summary and Conclusions; Women: Alcohol and Other Drugs; Introduction; Women and History; Why the Current Concern About Women and Drug Abuse?; Current Status: Women's Use of Substances; What Is Drug Abuse?; Women and Medication; Women and Drug/Alcohol Abuse; Research Questions; Perspectives on Drug Use in the United States; Background; Current Official Posture; A Cultural Theory; The Framework of Technology and Material Culture; A Melting Pot of Drugs and Users; Behind Material Culture The Dark Side of TechnologyShould the Drug Industry Be Blamed for Drug Abuse?; Taking Drug Hazards Into Account; Conclusions |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910961591703321 |
| London : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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