Drugs and Drug Policy: The Control of Consciousness Alteration

Drugs and Drug Policy: The Control of Consciousness Alteration
ISBN-10
0761930078
ISBN-13
9780761930075
Series
Drugs and Drug Policy
Category
Political Science
Pages
501
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
SAGE
Authors
Clayton J. Mosher, Scott Akins

Description

"...the authors provide a detailed review of existing drug policy in the United States and an excellent and thorough review of the effects of both legal and illegal substances. One of the book's outstanding features is its comprehensive coverage of policy regarding legal and non legal drugs...this book is also extremely thought provoking and challenges readers to consider the foundation of their own perspectives on drugs and drug policies." —PSYCCRITIQUES Drugs and Drug Policy: The Control of Consciousness Alteration provides a cross-national perspective on the regulation of drug use by examining and critiquing drug policies in the United States and abroad in terms of their scope, goals, and effectiveness. In this engaging text, authors Clayton J. Mosher and Scott Akins 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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