Living with DrugsNow in its sixth edition, Living with Drugs continues to be a well-respected and indispensable reference tool. Michael Gossop has updated this new edition to take account of new laws and practices that have come in to place since the previous edition, published in 2000. Written in an accessible style and providing a balanced perspective, the book is ideal for non-specialists in training, such as student nurses and social workers and for anyone with an interest in this complex, ever-present and emotive issue. |
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... society by the ways in which it deals with offending behaviours. Prisons are a reflection of the society in which they exist. Winston Churchill said that the responses of society towards crime were an 'unfailing test' of civilization ...
... society by the ways in which it deals with offending behaviours. Prisons are a reflection of the society in which they exist. Winston Churchill said that the responses of society towards crime were an 'unfailing test' of civilization ...
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... society to aggravate the already serious threat of HIV by creating its own sumps of infection. AIDS has produced many changes in national responses to drug problems. Some of these have been welcome. It is good that there has been an ...
... society to aggravate the already serious threat of HIV by creating its own sumps of infection. AIDS has produced many changes in national responses to drug problems. Some of these have been welcome. It is good that there has been an ...
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... to stay. Campaigns to rid the world of drugs are misconceived and utterly futile. A drug-free society may not even be desirable. But in any case, an illegal drug trade which is worth hundreds of billions of dollars is a.
... to stay. Campaigns to rid the world of drugs are misconceived and utterly futile. A drug-free society may not even be desirable. But in any case, an illegal drug trade which is worth hundreds of billions of dollars is a.
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... helped me put together the material for Chapter 12 by describing his experiences of racing Formula One Grand Prix cars. James died at his home in London in 1993. Chapter 1 The Chemistry of Everyday Life Every society has.
... helped me put together the material for Chapter 12 by describing his experiences of racing Formula One Grand Prix cars. James died at his home in London in 1993. Chapter 1 The Chemistry of Everyday Life Every society has.
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Michael Gossop. Chapter. 1. The. Chemistry. of. Everyday. Life. Every society has its own drugs. People have always used drugs to alter their states of ... society do not use drugs: set in sharp contrast to this The Chemistry of Everyday ...
Michael Gossop. Chapter. 1. The. Chemistry. of. Everyday. Life. Every society has its own drugs. People have always used drugs to alter their states of ... society do not use drugs: set in sharp contrast to this The Chemistry of Everyday ...
Contents
The Social Context | |
Chemical Comforts | |
Alcohol | |
Cannabis | |
The Hallucinogens | |
Archetypal Drugs of Abuse | |
The Control of Drugs | |
Junkie Myths | |
Doors in the Wall | |
Selected Bibliography | |
Index | |
Tobacco | |
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