Drugs in American Society is a sociological introduction to the use of psychoactive substances in the United States that takes the focus out of the lab and onto the street. Throughout the book, personal accounts tell the stories of drug use and the impact that it has on the lives of users. The book also contrasts the image of drugs in society, particularly in the news media, and the reality of drug use itself.

Goode

Drugs in American Society, 9e

CONTENTS

Preface and Acknowledgments

Part One: A HISTORY OF DRUG USE AND DRUG CONTROL

1) A History of Drug Use

2) A History of Drug Control

Part Two: THREE PERSPECTIVES ON DRUG USE

3) The Pharmacological Perspective

4) The Sociologist Looks at Drug Use

5) Drugs in the Media

Part Three: METHODS, DATA, THEORIES

6) Studying Drug Use

7) Explaining Drug Use

Part Four: DRUGS AND THEIR USE

8) Legal Drugs Use: Alcohol and Tobacco

9) Prescription Drugs

10) Marijuana, LSD, and Club Drugs

11) Stimulants: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Cocaine and Crack

12) Heroin and the Narcotics

Part Five: DRUGS, CRIME, AND DRUG CONTROL

13) Drugs and Crime

14) Trafficking in Illicit Drugs

15) Law Enforcement, Drug Courts, and Drug Treatment

16) Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction

Glossary

References

Photo Credits

Name Index

Subject Index