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On Drugs

ISBN13: 9780816627103
ISBN10: 081662710x
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Lenson (comparative literature, U. of Massachusetts-Amherst) offers a thoughtful literary-historical examination of drug use which takes into account the varied experiences of users. Topics include drugs, sobriety, and the metaphysics of consumerism; what drugs do and don't do; and drugs and violence.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-228) and index.

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ISBN:: 9780816627103
Author:: Lenson, David
Publisher:: University of Minnesota Press
Location:: Minneapolis :
Subject:: Drugs
Subject:: Sociology - General
Subject:: Drug abuse
Subject:: Drugs of abuse
Subject:: Drugs -- Physiological effect.
Subject:: Drugs and literature.
Series Volume:: 103-646
Publication Date:: c1995
Binding:: Hardcover
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: xxi, 240 p.
Dimensions:: 9.25x6.29x.85 in. 1.19 lbs.

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