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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... sort of outrage that was directed against cannabis and LSD during the 1960s. Indeed, the social history of ecstasy has many similarities to that of LSD: both had a dormant period after development, a brief flirtation with psychotherapy ...
... sort of outrage that was directed against cannabis and LSD during the 1960s. Indeed, the social history of ecstasy has many similarities to that of LSD: both had a dormant period after development, a brief flirtation with psychotherapy ...
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... sort of accusation. The comfortable but quite mistaken orthodoxy insists that the 'normal' people who make up the majority of our society do not use drugs: set in sharp contrast to this The Chemistry of Everyday Life.
... sort of accusation. The comfortable but quite mistaken orthodoxy insists that the 'normal' people who make up the majority of our society do not use drugs: set in sharp contrast to this The Chemistry of Everyday Life.
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... sort of alien breed. Consequently, we are tempted to feel that our own use of cigarettes, of alcohol, of sleeping tablets or of tranquillizers is quite different from their use of heroin. But are the two sorts of drug taking really so ...
... sort of alien breed. Consequently, we are tempted to feel that our own use of cigarettes, of alcohol, of sleeping tablets or of tranquillizers is quite different from their use of heroin. But are the two sorts of drug taking really so ...
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... sort, they frequently use psychological defence mechanisms in an attempt to reconcile the conflict. One of the most common of these defence mechanisms is called 'denial'. In order to resolve their conflict people deny that their own use ...
... sort, they frequently use psychological defence mechanisms in an attempt to reconcile the conflict. One of the most common of these defence mechanisms is called 'denial'. In order to resolve their conflict people deny that their own use ...
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... sort of moral panic which is so regularly provoked by drug taking. These drug scares do not deter people from taking drugs. If anything they are likely to advertise and promote the behaviour that they claim to be preventing. The ...
... sort of moral panic which is so regularly provoked by drug taking. These drug scares do not deter people from taking drugs. If anything they are likely to advertise and promote the behaviour that they claim to be preventing. The ...
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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