Blowing smoke rethinking the war on drugs without prohibition and rehab / Michael J. Reznicek.
| Author/creator | Reznicek, Michael J., 1958- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, |
| Description | ix, 221 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Murder, thievery, and drunkenness -- Demon rum -- Racism, progressivism, and drug laws -- The power of paradigms -- The brain on drugs -- Deconstructing rehab -- Rehab's effectiveness : who's really in denial? -- The habit model -- Controlling teen drug use -- Controlling adult drug use -- Conclusion -- Appendix a: signs of drug use in children -- Marijuana -- Sedative-hypnotics -- Cocaine -- Methamphetamine -- Ecstasy (MDMA) -- LSD (acid) -- Heroin -- PCP (phencyclidine) -- Club drugs -- Prescription drug abuse -- Inhalants -- Drug paraphernalia -- A note about drug-testing -- Appendix b: medications used to treat addictions -- Appendix c: diagnosing addictions -- Bibliography -- About the author. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-212) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011043766 |
| ISBN | 9781442215146 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781442215160 (electronic) |