
Drugs and Drug Policy
The Control of Consciousness Alteration
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 12. September 2013
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688 pages
978-1-4522-4239-2 (ISBN)
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Description
This engaging text provides a cross-national perspective on the use and regulation of both legal and illegal drugs. It examines and critiques drug policies in the United States and abroad in terms of their scope, goals, and effectiveness. Authors Clayton J. Mosher and Scott Akins also discuss the physiological, psychological, and behavioral effects of legal and illicit drugs; the patterns and correlates of use; and theories of the "causes" of drug use.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1178 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4522-4239-2 (9781452242392)
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Persons
Clayton Mosher received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Toronto, and is currently a Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Sociology at Washington State University Vancouver. He is the author of several books and articles in the areas of inequality in criminal justice system processing, drugs and drug policies, and the impact of prison construction on employment. Besides co-authoring the Second Edition of Drugs and Drug Policy, he co-authored the Second Edition of The Mismeasure of Crime (SAGE, 2012) with Terance Miethe and Timothy Hart. Scott Akins is currently a Professor of Sociology at Oregon State University. His research interests include drug use and policy; immigration, drug use and crime; and the intersection of disadvantage, ethnicity, and crime. He is author of Drugs and Drug Policy: The Control of Consciousness Alteration and In the Weeds: Demonization, Legalization, and the Evolution of U.S. Marijuana Policy.
Content
Chapter 1. Drug Controversies and Demonization
Chapter 2. Theories of Drug Use
Chapter 3. The Effects of Drugs: Part I
Chapter 4. The Effects of Drugs: Part II
Chapter 5. Patterns of Illegal Drug Use
Chapter 6. Patterns of Legal Drug Use
Chapter 7. Drug Prevention Programs
Chapter 8. Drug Treatment
Chapter 9. Policies Regulating Legal Drugs, Part I: Alcohol and Tobacco
Chapter 10. Policies Regulating Legal Drugs, Part II: Prescription and Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Herbal Supplements
Chapter 11. Policies Regulating Illegal Drugs
Chapter 12. Drug Policies in Other Countries and United States Influence
Chapter 2. Theories of Drug Use
Chapter 3. The Effects of Drugs: Part I
Chapter 4. The Effects of Drugs: Part II
Chapter 5. Patterns of Illegal Drug Use
Chapter 6. Patterns of Legal Drug Use
Chapter 7. Drug Prevention Programs
Chapter 8. Drug Treatment
Chapter 9. Policies Regulating Legal Drugs, Part I: Alcohol and Tobacco
Chapter 10. Policies Regulating Legal Drugs, Part II: Prescription and Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Herbal Supplements
Chapter 11. Policies Regulating Illegal Drugs
Chapter 12. Drug Policies in Other Countries and United States Influence