The American drug culture. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Thomas S. Weinberg, Gerhard Falk, Ursula Falk.
• Authors: Weinberg, Thomas S; Falk, Gerhard, 1924-; Falk, Ursula A
• Contents: Preface; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Introduction: Sociological and Other Explanations for Drug and Alcohol Use and Abuse; The Growing Nationwide Opioid Epidemic; Sociological Explanations; Criminological Explanations; Feminist Approaches; Other Perspectives; Researching Drug and Alcohol Use; Chapter 2: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs; The War on Drugs and the Federal Schedules; “Good Drugs” and “Bad Drugs”: The Media, Labeling, and the Changing Image of Marijuana; Is There a Drug Epidemic?: Trends in Drug Use; Chapter 3. Drinking Alcohol: The Alcohol Culture; Ideological Alcohol Culture; Behavioral Alcohol Culture; Material Alcohol Culture; Social Functions of Drinking; Brief History of Drinking in America; Drinking and Occupations; Chapter 4: Alcohol and Social Institutions; Alcohol and the Family; Alcohol and Religion; Alcohol and Education; Alcohol and Government; Alcohol and Public Opinion; Chapter 5: Benefits and Costs of Alcohol; Benefits of Alcohol; Costs of Alcohol; 6. Alcohol in Popular Culture; Depictions of Drinking and Alcohol in Art; Movies and Television; Commercials; Alcohol and Music; Magazines; Alcohol and Literature; Drinking Games; Jokes; Chapter 7: Alcohol and Sexual Behavior; Drinking and Disinhibition; People and Places: Drinking Contexts and Sexuality; Chapter 8: Alcoholism; Perspectives On and Explanations of Alcoholism; Becoming Alcoholic; Relapse and Abstinence Cycles; The Family and Alcoholism; Treating Alcoholism; Chapter 9: The History of Drug Use in America and Attempts to Control it; The Origin of Hashish and the Persian Assassins; The Chinese Opium Wars; Controlling Drug Use; The Geneva International Commission; Medicalizing Drug Use; The Drug Abuse Warning Network; The Marijuana Controversy; Chapter 10: Drugs in Popular Culture; Art; Literature and Poetry; Music; Comedy; Magazines; Movies and Television; Relationship between Licit and Illicit Drug Use and the Media; Relationship Between Marijuana, Heroin, and Other Harder Drugs: Is Marijuana a Gateway Drug?; Chapter 11: Becoming a Drug User: Careers, Personalities, and Interaction - Two Perspectives; A Psychotherapeutic Approach; A Reporter’s Observations; A Sociological Perspective; Chapter 12: The Business of Drug Use: Crime and Law Enforcement; The Mexico–U.S. Drug Connection; Drugs and Secondary Deviance; Women and Drug Dealing; Crack Dealing; Drugs and the Mafia; Drug Cartels and the Market for Drugs; Law Enforcement; Medical Professionals and Drugs; Chapter 13: Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders; Prevention Efforts; Programs Directed at Youth; Diversion: Drug Court; Psychotherapy; Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Rehabilitation Program Studies; Informal Self-Help Programs: Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous; Therapeutic Communities; Methadone Maintenance; An Innovative Approach; Unconventional Approaches; Appendix A: Case Studies of Alcohol Abusers; Appendix B: Case Histories of Drug Abusers; References; Index;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306.1; Drug abuse -- United States; Substance abuse -- United States; Tobacco use -- United States; Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506304694
• Related ISBNs: 9781506304663
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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