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9780073031934

Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Drugs and Society

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  • ISBN13:

    9780073031934

  • ISBN10:

    0073031933

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-08-20
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education

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Summary

This debate style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in drug use and misuse in contemporary society. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading social scientists, health care professionals, and social commentators, reflect a variety of viewpoints, and are formatted into a "pro" and "con" framework.

Table of Contents

PART 1 DRUGS AND PUBLIC POLICY 1(165)
Should Drugs Be Legalized?
2(16)
Should the United States Put More Emphasis on Stopping the Importation of Drugs?
18(22)
Should Congress Impose a Lower Blood Alcohol Concentration Limit for Drunk Driving?
40(16)
Should Needle Exchange Programs Be Supported?
56(20)
Should Pregnant Drug Users Be Prosecuted?
76(20)
Should Young People Be Taught How to Use Marijuana?
96(22)
Is Harm Reduction a Desirable National Drug Control Policy Goal?
118(28)
Should Tobacco Products Be More Closely Regulated?
146(19)
PART 2 DRUGS AND SOCIAL POLICY 165(64)
Should Marijuana Be Legal for Medicinal Purposes?
166(14)
Should Doctors Promote Alcohol for Their Patients?
180(10)
Is Nicotine Addictive?
190(16)
Are Too Many Children Receiving Ritalin?
206(10)
Is Prozac Overprescribed?
216(13)
PART 3 DRUG PREVENTION AND TREATMENT 229
Should the Food and Drug Administration Prohibit Tobacco Advertising?
230
Is Total Abstinence the Only Choice for Alcoholics?
256
Is Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) an Effective Program?
272
Should the Decision to Use Anabolic Steroids Be Left to Athletes?
290
Does Drug Abuse Treatment Work?
304
Are Antidrug Media Campaigns Effective?
322

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