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KEY FEATURES: Two opening chapters introduce readers to the theories and perspectives used by social scientists to study drugs and alcohol, and to the larger trends in legal and illegal use of controlled substances. Six chapters on alcohol provide comprehensive coverage of the most widely used and abused drug in America. Lively discussions of alcohol and drugs in American popular culture brings the topic to life and relatable. Two appendices contain case histories from the authors' field research of individuals with alcohol and substance use disorders. |
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1. Introduction : Sociological and Other Explanations for Drug and Alcohol Use and Abuse; The Growing Nation-Wide Opioid Epidemic; Sociological Explanations; Criminological Explanations; Feminist Approaches; Other Perspectives; Researching Drug and Alcohol Use; 2. Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs; The "War on Drugs" and the Federal Schedules; "Good Drugs" and "Bad Drugs": The Media, Labeling and the Changing Image of Marijuana; Is There a Drug Epidemic?: Trends in Drug Use; 3. Drinking Alcohol: The Alcohol Culture; Ideological Alcohol Culture; Behavioral Alcohol Culture; Material Alcohol Culture; The Social Functions of Drinking; A Brief History of Drinking in America; Drinking and Occupations; 4. |
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Alcohol and Social Institutions; Alcohol and the Family; Alcohol and Religion; Alcohol and Education; Alcohol and Government; Alcohol and Public Opinion; 5. The Benefits and Costs of Alcohol; The Benefits of Alcohol; The Costs of Alcohol; 6. Alcohol in Popular Culture; Depictions of Drinking and Alcohol in Art; Movies and Television; Commercials; Alcohol and Music; Magazines; Alcohol and Literature; Drinking Games; Jokes; Alcohol and Music; Magazines; Alcohol and Literature; Drinking Games; Jokes; 7. Alcohol and Sexual Behavior; Drinking and Disinhibition; People and Places: Drinking Contexts and Sexuality; 8. Alcoholism; Perspectives On and Explanations of Alcoholism; Becoming Alcoholic; Relapse and Abstinence Cycles; The Family and Alcoholism; Treating Alcoholism; 9. |
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The History of Drug Use in America and Attempts to ControlIit; The Origin of "Hashish" and the Persian Assassins; The Chinese Opium Wars; Controlling Drug Use; The Geneva International Commission; Medicalizing Drug Use; The Drug Abuse Warning Network; The Marijuana Controversy; 10. Drugs in Popular Culture; Art; Literature and Poetry; Music; Comedy; Magazines; Movies and Television; The Relationship between Licit and Illicit Drug Use and the Media; 11. Becoming a Drug User: Careers, Personalities and Interaction: Two Perspectives; A Psychotherapeutic Approach; A Reporter's Observations; A Sociological Perspective; 12. The Business of Drug Use: Crime and Law Enforcement; Mexico and the U. S. |
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Drug Business Connection; Drugs and Secondary Deviance; Women and Drug Dealing; Crack Dealing; Drugs and the Mafia; Drug Cartels and the Market for Drugs; Law Enforcement; Medical Professionals and Drugs; 13. Treatment and Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders; Prevention Efforts; Programs Directed at Youth; Diversion: Drug Court; Psychotherapy; Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Studies of Rehabilitation Programs; Informal Self-Help Programs: Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous; Therapeutic Communities; Methadone Maintenance; An Innovative Approach; Approaches "Outside the Box"; Bibliography; Appendix A: Case Studies of Alcohol Abusers; Appendix B: Case Histories of Drug Abusers; |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Drug abuse -- United States.
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Drug abuse. |
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United States. |
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Substance abuse -- United States.
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Substance abuse. |
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Tobacco use -- United States.
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Tobacco use. |
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- United States.
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages. |
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Falk, Gerhard, 1924- author.
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Falk, Ursula A., author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781506304663 1506304664 (DLC) 2017031396 (OCoLC)983826159 |
| ISBN |
9781506304656 |
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1506304656 |
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9781506304694 (electronic book) |
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1506304699 (electronic book) |
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9781506304670 PDF |
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1506304672 PDF |
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9781506304687 (electronic book) |
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1506304680 (electronic book) |
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9781506304663 |
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1506304664 |
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