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Title:
Drug use & abuse / Micah L. Issitt.
Author:
Issitt, Micah L., author.
Publication Information:
Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2018]

©2018
Call Number:
HV5825 .I885 2018
Abstract:
The opium odyssey : the power of the plant (1860) -- America's favorite drug : alcohol : the second-most deadly drug (1855) -- Cannabis history and use : the case against marijuana (1910s) -- Treating the disease : the beginning of drug rehabilitation (1785) -- Delicious refreshment : the introduction of cocaine (1859) -- Regulation begins : state laws and the addiction crisis (1894) -- Truth in advertising : the creation of the FDA (1906) -- Criminalizing addiction : the Harrison Narcotics Act (1914) -- Prohibition begins : the power of minorities (1926) -- The end of prohibition : ineffective at reducing alcohol use (1932) -- Criminalizing cannabis : the Marijuana Tax Act (1937) -- Mandatory minimums : punitive approach ineffective (1951) -- Utopian visions : hallucinogens in America (1960s) -- Public enemy number one : Nixon's war on drugs (1972) -- Harm reduction : the introduction of Methadone (1972) -- A traditionalist radical : Jimmy Carter and the drug debate (1977) -- The Quaalude problem : from popular sedative to dangerous recreational drug (1984) -- The rise of the cartels : the international drug trade (1980s) -- Reagan and the crack controversy : crack vs. cocaine (1982) -- The difficultly of saying no : implementing Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) (1986) -- The Meth saga : Crystal Meth and the motorcycle gangs (1990s) -- The racial dimension : drugs and mass incarceration (1995) -- Medical marijuana : California is the first to legalize (1995-2018) -- Scheduling addiction : Drug addiction Treatment Act (2000) -- The legalization movement : states begin to legalize marijuana (2012) -- Searching for a better brain : drug your way to high grades (2010) -- The new opioid problem : prescription drugs gone wrong (2018) -- Treatment options : success of medication-assisted addiction treatment (2018) -- Conclusion.
ISBN:
9781682177242
Series:
Opinions throughout history

Opinions throughout history.
Physical Description:
xxix, 719 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Contents:
The opium odyssey : the power of the plant (1860) -- America's favorite drug : alcohol : the second-most deadly drug (1855) -- Cannabis history and use : the case against marijuana (1910s) -- Treating the disease : the beginning of drug rehabilitation (1785) -- Delicious refreshment : the introduction of cocaine (1859) -- Regulation begins : state laws and the addiction crisis (1894) -- Truth in advertising : the creation of the FDA (1906) -- Criminalizing addiction : the Harrison Narcotics Act (1914) -- Prohibition begins : the power of minorities (1926) -- The end of prohibition : ineffective at reducing alcohol use (1932) -- Criminalizing cannabis : the Marijuana Tax Act (1937) -- Mandatory minimums : punitive approach ineffective (1951) -- Utopian visions : hallucinogens in America (1960s) -- Public enemy number one : Nixon's war on drugs (1972) -- Harm reduction : the introduction of Methadone (1972) -- A traditionalist radical : Jimmy Carter and the drug debate (1977) -- The Quaalude problem : from popular sedative to dangerous recreational drug (1984) -- The rise of the cartels : the international drug trade (1980s) -- Reagan and the crack controversy : crack vs. cocaine (1982) -- The difficultly of saying no : implementing Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) (1986) -- The Meth saga : Crystal Meth and the motorcycle gangs (1990s) -- The racial dimension : drugs and mass incarceration (1995) -- Medical marijuana : California is the first to legalize (1995-2018) -- Scheduling addiction : Drug addiction Treatment Act (2000) -- The legalization movement : states begin to legalize marijuana (2012) -- Searching for a better brain : drug your way to high grades (2010) -- The new opioid problem : prescription drugs gone wrong (2018) -- Treatment options : success of medication-assisted addiction treatment (2018) -- Conclusion.
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