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Each chapter ends with a summary. | |
Preface | |
A Sociological Approach To Drug Use | |
The Sociological Study of Drug Use | |
A Sociological Approach to Studying Drug Use | |
Sociology and the Classification of Drugs | |
Understanding Social Concern about the ""Drug Problem"" | |
Summary: Sociologists on American Drug Use | |
A Brief History of Drug Use and Drug Control in America | |
Drugs Through the Ages | |
Nineteenth-Century America: A ""Dope Fiend's Paradise"" | |
The Twentieth Century: Age of Legal Repression and Experimentation | |
Classifying Psychoactive Drugs | |
Narcotics | |
Depressants | |
Stimulants | |
Hallucinogens | |
Marijuana | |
Other Mood- and Performance-Enhancing Drugs | |
Official and Unofficial Data Sources | |
Some Important Terms | |
Official Drug Use Statistics | |
Unofficial Drug Use Statistics | |
Theoretical Explanations for Drug Use and Addiction | |
Nature Theories | |
Biological Theories | |
Psychological Theories | |
Sociological Theories | |
SOCIAL CORRELATES OF DRUG USE | |
Demographic Correlates of Drug Use | |
Sex and Gender Correlates of Drug Use | |
Racial and Ethnic Correlates of Drug Use | |
Age Correlates of Drug Use | |
Social Class Correlates of Drug Use | |
Institutional Correlates of Drug Use | |
Drug Use among Medical Professionals | |
Drug Use in the Military | |
Drug Use in Law Enforcement | |
Drug Use and Religion | |
Drug Use and Sports | |
Health Correlates of Drug Use | |
Negative Health Consequences of Drug Use | |
Potential Health Benefits of Drugs | |
Economic Correlates of Drug Use | |
An Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis of Illicit Drugs | |
The Underground Economy of Illicit Drugs | |
Drugs in the Workplace | |
Cultural and Subcultural Correlates of Drug Use | |
What are Subcultures? | |
Three Subcultures of Drug Use | |
Drug-Using Careers | |
Violent and Criminal Correlates of Drug Use | |
Historical Understanding Drug Use, Crime, and Violence | |
Theoretical Understanding Drug Use, Crime, and Violence | |
Empirical Understanding Drug Use, Crime, and Violence | |
Drug Use, Crime, and Victimization | |
SOCIETAL RESPONSE TO DRUG USE | |
Legal Responses to Drug Problems: Prohibition, Legalization, and Decriminalization | |
The Importance of Policy in Understanding Drug Use in America | |
Prohibition | |
Legalization | |
Decriminalization | |
Harm Reduction: An Alternative Framework for Drug Policy | |
Therapeutic Responses to Drug Problems: Drug Treatment | |
History of Treatment for Drug Addiction | |
Major Treatment Modalities | |
Effectiveness of Drug Treatment | |
Contemporary Issues in Treatment | |
Preventive Responses to Drug Problems: Drug Education and Drug Testing | |
Drug Education | |
Drug Testing | |
Drug Policy for the Twenty-First Century | |
Our Guiding Philosophy | |
Supply-Side Policies and Demand-Side Policies | |
Specific Issues and Recommendations | |
Glossary | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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