| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 221 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Murder, thievery, and drunkenness -- Demon rum -- Racism, progressivism, and drug laws -- The power of paradigms -- The brain on drugs -- Deconstructing rehab -- Rehab's effectiveness : who's really in denial? -- The habit model -- Controlling teen drug use -- Controlling adult drug use -- Conclusion -- Appendix a: signs of drug use in children -- Marijuana -- Sedative-hypnotics -- Cocaine -- Methamphetamine -- Ecstasy (MDMA) -- LSD (acid) -- Heroin -- PCP (phencyclidine) -- Club drugs -- Prescription drug abuse -- Inhalants -- Drug paraphernalia -- A note about drug-testing -- Appendix b: medications used to treat addictions -- Appendix c: diagnosing addictions -- Bibliography -- About the author. |
| Summary |
Blowing Smoke argues that we are losing the drug war because of our devotion to the disease model of substance abuse. That model has become the driving force for our two main strategies in the war: prohibition laws and drug rehab. The book traces the history and science behind each to show how they paradoxically enable drug use. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Drug abuse -- United States -- Prevention -- History.
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Drug abuse. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Drug control -- United States -- History.
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Drug control. |
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Drug traffic -- United States -- History.
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Drug traffic. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781442215146 1442215143 (DLC) 2011043766 |
| ISBN |
144221516X (electronic book) |
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9781442215160 (electronic book) |
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9781442215146 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1442215143 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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