The Sociology of American Drug Use

by Faupel, Charles E.; Horowitz, Alan M.; Weaver, Gregory

• ISBN13: 9780072406832
• ISBN10: 0072406836
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

Unlike most texts about drug use, which are written either from a counseling/psychology or physiology/pharmacology point of view, The Sociology of American Drug Use mainstreams the coverage for sociology and criminology programs, and at the same time provides a broader sociological perspective on drug use. Much of this material comes from Charles Faupel's own research experience among street heroin addicts on the East coast; several chapters offer an ethnographer's perspective on the specific issues addressed, while at the same time maintaining a focus on the basics of this substantive field.

Table of Contents

Section 1: A Sociological Approach to Drug Use

Chapter 1: The Sociological Study of Drug Use

Chapter 2: A Brief History of Drugs in America

Chapter 3: Classifying Psychoactive Drugs

Chapter 4: Theoretical Explanations for Drug Use

Chapter 5: Subcultures of Drug Use

Chapter 6: Official and Unofficial Data Sources

Section 2: Social Correlates of Drug Use

Chapter 7: Demographic and Occupational Correlates of Drug Use

Chapter 8: Health Correlates of Drug Use

Chapter 9: Drugs and the Economy

Chapter 10: Drugs, Crime and Violence

Section 3: Societal Responses to Drug Use

Chapter 11: Legal Responses to Drug Use: Prohibition, Decriminalization and Legalization

Chapter 12: Therapeutic Responses to Drug Use: Drug Treatment

Chapter 13: Preemptive Responses to Drug Use: Drug Education and Drug Testing

Chapter 14: Drug Policy for the Twenty-First Century