Perspectives on drug use in the United States / Bernard Segal, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Segal, Bernard, 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse--United States.

Drug abuse.

Drug control--United States.

Drug control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here you'll find perceptive critical analyses of areas of concern within the field that have important implications for both research endeavors and clinical intervention.

Contents:

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

Notes:

First published in 1986 by The Haworth Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-73567-6

1-315-79149-8

1-317-73568-4

9781315791494

OCLC:

874172712