| Description |
xii, 220 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Defining drugs in society -- Drugs and alcohol in historical perspective -- Customs, cultures and the experience of intoxication -- Drugs problems, abuses and addiction -- Governing drugs and their users -- Lifestyle medicines and enhancement -- Drugs in a culture of intoxication |
| Summary |
"Drugs and intoxication have been facts of human life for millennia. Across the world, many people use illicit drugs, smoke, and drink alcohol. Yet very little has been written about their experiences. Academics, politicians and media reporting on the topic tend only to consider intoxication when it manifests as a social problem. This book takes a more nuanced view, and examines drug and alcohol use from a wider number of perspectives. It discusses issues such as the history of drug and alcohol use, the attractions of intoxication to individuals, and the control and regulation of drugs and their users. It also examines evidence for the rise of the so-called 'pharmaceutical society', and asks whether society is on the cusp of a revolution in psychoactive substance use." --Book Jacket |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212) and index |
| Subject |
Alcoholism -- Social aspects.
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Alcoholism.
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Drug abuse -- Social aspects.
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Drug abuse.
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| ISBN |
0745635334 (hbk.) |
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0745635466 (paperback) |
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9780745635330 (hbk.) |
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9780745635460 (paperback) |
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