The American Drug Culture

The American Drug Culture
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Publisher : SAGE Publications
Total Pages : 407
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ISBN-10 : 9781506304687
ISBN-13 : 1506304680
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Book Synopsis The American Drug Culture by : Thomas S. Weinberg

Download or read book The American Drug Culture written by Thomas S. Weinberg and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Drug Culture uses sociological and other perspectives to examine drug and alcohol use in U.S. society. The text is arranged topically rather than by drug categories and explores diverse aspects of drug use, including popular culture, sexuality, legal and criminal justice systems, other social institutions, and mental and physical health. It covers alcohol, the most widely used drug in the United States, more extensively than other texts on this subject. The authors include case studies from their own field research that give students empathetic insights into the situations of those suffering from substance and alcohol abuse.


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