Synopses & Reviews
Goode's Drugs in American Society 7/e is a well-respected, brief investigation of the full range of psychoactive drug use; from legal, medical and perscription use to criminal, recreational use and from casual use to addiction. Objective pro and con accounts on important issues like treatment, education, rehabilitation, and legalization give students a thorough understanding of the topics. The new seventh edition continues to provide the most balanced and up-to-date coverage in an accessible, engaging style.
About the Author
Erich Goode received his undergraduate education at Oberlin College and his Ph.D. in sociology from Columbia University. He has taught at Columbia, New York University, Florida Atlantic University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is currently Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland. His areas of specialization are drug use, deviant behavior, criminology, and collective behavior. Professor Goode is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship.
Table of Contents
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Part 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Drugs: A Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2: Drugs: A Pharmacological Perspective
Chapter 3: Theories of Drug Use
Chapter 4: Controlling Drugs: The Historical Context
Chapter 5: Drugs in the News
Part 2 DRUG USE: METHODS AND DATA
Chapter 6: How Do We Know Its True? Methods of Research
Chapter 7: Historical Trends in Drug Consumption: From Past to Current Use
Part 3 DRUGS AND THEIR USE
Chapter 8: Legal Drugs: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Psychotherapeutic Drugs
Chapter 9: Marijuana, LSD, and Club Drugs
Chapter 10: Stimulants: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Crack
Chapter 11: Heroin and the Narcotics
Part 4 DRUGS, CRIME, AND DRUG CONTROL
Chapter 12: Drugs and Crime: Whats the Connection?
Chapter 13: The Illicit Drug Industry
Chapter 14: Drug Control: Law Enforcement, Drug Courts, Drug Treatment
Chapter 15: Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction
Appendix: Drug-Related Websites
Glossary
References
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
PART 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Drugs: A Sociological Perspective
WHAT IS A DRUG?
Medical Utility
Illegality
Psychoactivity
Defining Drugs: A Summary
DRUG USE AND DRUG ABUSE
TYPES OF DRUG USE
Legal Instrumental Use
Legal Recreational Use
Illegal Instrumental Use
Illegal Recreational Use
THREE ERAS OF DRUG USE: TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIOECONOMIC CHANGE
AN OVERVIEW OF DRUG USE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
ACCOUNT: The Illegal Instrumental Use of Adderall, an Amphetamine
QUESTIONS
Chapter 2: Drugs: A Pharmacological Perspective
DRUG ACTION
A FEW BASIC PHARMACOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
The Acute-Chronic Distinction
The ED/LD Ratio
Drug Tolerance
Drug Fate
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DRUG ACTION
Route of Administration
Dose
Potency and Purity
Drug Mixing
DRUG DEPENDENCE
A CLASSIFICATION OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS AND THEIR EFFECTS
Stimulants
Sedative/Hypnotics
Narcotics
Hallucinogens/Psychedelics
Marijuana
Ecstasy
APPENDIX: DRUG NAMES
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
ACCOUNT: Multiple Drug Use
QUESTIONS
Chapter 3: Theories of Drug Use
BIOLOGICAL THEORIES
Genetic Factors
Metabolic Imbalance
PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES
Reinforcement
Inadequate Personality
Problem-Behavior Proneness
SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES
Anomie Theory
Social Control and Self-Control Theory
Social Learning and Subculture Theory
Selective Interaction/Socialization
A Conflict Theory of Drug Abuse
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
ACCOUNT: Multiple Drug Use
QUESTIONS
Chapter 4: Controlling Drugs: The Historical Context
DRUG USE IN NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICA
Medical Drug Use
Cocaine-Based "Soft" Drinks
Medical, Scientific, and Technological Innovations
Numbers of Addicts and Abusers
THE MOVEMENT TO PROHIBIT ALCOHOL: 1784-1920
EARLY ANTI-OPIUM LEGISLATION
THE PURE FOOD AND DRUG ACT OF 1906
THE SHANGHAI COMMISSION AND THE HAGUE COMMITTEE
THE HARRISON ACT, 1914
THE IMPACT OF THE HARRISON ACT: DID IT MAKE MATTERS WORSE?
THE MARIHUANA TAX ACT, 1937
THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT AND THE NIXON/FORD ADMINISTRATION
THE BACKLASH GATHERS STRENGTH: THE CARTER YEARS
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
Chapter 5: Drugs in the News
ARE THE NEWS MEDIA BIASED?
FOUR THEORIES OF MEDIA BIAS
SENSATIONALISM IN THE