Drugs and drug policy : the control of consciousness alteration

Mosher, Clayton James. (Author). Akins, Scott. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0761930078 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780761930075 (pbk.)
ISBN: 076193006X (hbk.)
ISBN: 9780761930068 (hbk.)
Physical Description: print
xxi, 501 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage, c2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-459) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Drug controversies and demonization -- Theories of drug use -- The effects of drugs. Part I -- The effects of drugs. Part II -- Patterns of illegal drug use -- Patterns of legal drug use -- Policies regulating illegal drugs -- Drug prevention programs -- Drug treatment -- Policies regulating legal drugs. Part I, Alcohol and tobacco -- Policies regulating legal drugs. Part II, Prescription and performance enhancing drugs and herbal supplements -- Drug policies in other countries and United States influence.