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The Sociology of American Drug UseBOOK DETAILAmazon Business : For business-only pricing, quantity discounts and FREE Shipping. Register a freebusiness account Paperback: 608 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press; 3 edition (February 22, 2013)Language: English ISBN-10: 0199935904 ISBN-13: 978-0199935901 Product Dimensions: 1 x 7.4 x 9.2inches Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)Step By Step To Download Or Read Online1. Click Button "DOWNLOAD" Or "READ ONLINE"2. Sign Up To Acces "The Sociology of American Drug Use"3. Choose the book you like when you register4. You can also cancel your membership if you are bored5. Enjoy and Happy Reading
Book DescriptionThoroughly revised and updated in its third edition, The Sociology of American Drug Usepresents a broader sociological perspective on drug use in American society than any other text.The authors, all sociologically trained criminologists, include extensive coverage of variousmethods and statistics for measuring drug use, a topic that is particularly relevant for sociologystudents. The book opens with an examination of the construction of drug use as a social problem,setting the stage for the rest of the text. The first section addresses basic conceptual,methodological, and theoretical issues in the study of drug use, while the second section analyzesits various social correlates: demographic, institutional, health, economic, cultural andsubcultural, and violent and criminal. The final section focuses on societal reaction to drug use,with discussions of prohibition, decriminalization, and legalization policy options and drugtreatment, drug education, and drug testing. New to the Third Edition * Increased material onlegal drugs, like salvia, and an expanded discussion of the recreational use of prescription drugs,including the misuse of such drugs as Adderall, OxyContin, and Vicodin among college students* New and updated "Drug Controversies" boxes * Updated information on the pharmaceuticalindustry and an expanded discussion of the drug approval process, with a new flowchart * Morein-depth discussion of cartels and the current drug violence along the U.S.-Mexican border *Greater emphasis on cross-cultural issues and perspectives, including new material on crime andthe American dream, drug trafficking to the U.S. and opium production in Afghanistan, and theEuropean roots of harm reduction * An expanded discussion of the role of the media and morematerial on family as a social institution * An updated and streamlined glossary and bibliography
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