Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cocaine
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cocaine
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Author: Nicholas J. Kozel
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9780788129681
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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An in-depth look at cocaine use in mid-1980's America. Analyzes trends and patterns of use in Americans and young adults. The effects of abuse: the neurochemistry, phenomenology, and rapid delivery systems are all discussed. Characteristics of cocaine abusers are given. Treatment options and perspectives are also provided.

Author: Paul Gootenberg
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 080788779X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 463

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Illuminating a hidden and fascinating chapter in the history of globalization, Paul Gootenberg chronicles the rise of one of the most spectacular and now illegal Latin American exports: cocaine. Gootenberg traces cocaine's history from its origins as a medical commodity in the nineteenth century to its repression during the early twentieth century and its dramatic reemergence as an illicit good after World War II. Connecting the story of the drug's transformations is a host of people, products, and processes: Sigmund Freud, Coca-Cola, and Pablo Escobar all make appearances, exemplifying the global influences that have shaped the history of cocaine. But Gootenberg decenters the familiar story to uncover the roles played by hitherto obscure but vital Andean actors as well--for example, the Peruvian pharmacist who developed the techniques for refining cocaine on an industrial scale and the creators of the original drug-smuggling networks that decades later would be taken over by Colombian traffickers. Andean Cocaine proves indispensable to understanding one of the most vexing social dilemmas of the late twentieth-century Americas: the American cocaine epidemic of the 1980s and, in its wake, the seemingly endless U.S. drug war in the Andes.

Author: David F. Musto
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814756638
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 591

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Beer was brought to America on the Mayflower, hemp was once a major, approved cash crop and cocaine, heroin and opium had several waves of popularity in the 19th and 20th centuries. Drugs and alcohol have been with America from the start.

Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309175380
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 329

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Drug abuse persists as one of the most costly and contentious problems on the nation's agenda. Pathways of Addiction meets the need for a clear and thoughtful national research agenda that will yield the greatest benefit from today's limited resources. The committee makes its recommendations within the public health framework and incorporates diverse fields of inquiry and a range of policy positions. It examines both the demand and supply aspects of drug abuse. Pathways of Addiction offers a fact-filled, highly readable examination of drug abuse issues in the United States, describing findings and outlining research needs in the areas of behavioral and neurobiological foundations of drug abuse. The book covers the epidemiology and etiology of drug abuse and discusses several of its most troubling health and social consequences, including HIV, violence, and harm to children. Pathways of Addiction looks at the efficacy of different prevention interventions and the many advances that have been made in treatment research in the past 20 years. The book also examines drug treatment in the criminal justice setting and the effectiveness of drug treatment under managed care. The committee advocates systematic study of the laws by which the nation attempts to control drug use and identifies the research questions most germane to public policy. Pathways of Addiction provides a strategic outline for wise investment of the nation's research resources in drug abuse. This comprehensive and accessible volume will have widespread relevanceâ€"to policymakers, researchers, research administrators, foundation decisionmakers, healthcare professionals, faculty and students, and concerned individuals.

Author: Steven B. Karch, MD, FFFLM
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420036351
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 219

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A Brief History of Cocaine, Second Edition provides a fascinating historical insight into the reasons why cocaine use is increasing in popularity and why the rise of the cocaine trade is tightly linked with the rise of terrorism The author illustrates the challenges faced by today's governments and explains why current anti-drug efforts have had on

Author: J. Potts
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137014571
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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Confronting the issue of the unacceptable as a social category, this collection of international essays provides distinctive perspectives on the theme of what is deemed socially acceptable. The book reveals the ways category of the unacceptable reflects sexual, racial and political fault-lines of a society.

Author: Paul Gootenberg
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134600704
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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Cocaine examines the rise and fall of this notorious substance from its legitimate use by scientists and medics in the nineteenth century to the international prohibitionist regimes and drug gangs of today. Themes explored include: * Amsterdam's complex cocaine culture * the manufacture, sale and control of cocaine in the United States * Japan and the Southeast Asian cocaine industry * export of cocaine prohibitions to Peru * sex, drugs and race in early modern London Cocaine unveils new primary sources and covert social, cultural and political transformations to shed light on cocaine's hidden history.

Author: Ray Shell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781838859961
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A searing work of modern fiction tracing a man's decline into the depths of addiction