The American drug culture. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Thomas S. Weinberg, SUNY Buffalo State, Gerhard Falk, SUNY Buffalo State, Ursula Adler Falk.
• Authors: Weinberg, Thomas S; Falk, Gerhard, 1924-; Falk, Ursula A
• Contents: 1. Introduction : Sociological and Other Explanations for Drug and Alcohol Use and Abuse; The Growing Nation-Wide Opioid Epidemic; Sociological Explanations; Criminological Explanations; Feminist Approaches; Other Perspectives; Researching Drug and Alcohol Use; 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; 3. Drinking Alcohol: The Alcohol Culture; Ideological Alcohol Culture; Behavioral Alcohol Culture; Material Alcohol Culture; The Social Functions of Drinking; A Brief History of Drinking in America; Drinking and Occupations; 4. Alcohol and Social Institutions; Alcohol and the Family; Alcohol and Religion; Alcohol and Education; Alcohol and Government; Alcohol and Public Opinion; 5. The Benefits and Costs of Alcohol; The Benefits of Alcohol; The 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; Alcohol and Music; Magazines; Alcohol and Literature; Drinking Games; Jokes; 7. Alcohol and Sexual Behavior; Drinking and Disinhibition; People and Places: Drinking Contexts and Sexuality; 8. Alcoholism; Perspectives On and Explanations of Alcoholism; Becoming Alcoholic; Relapse and Abstinence Cycles; The Family and Alcoholism; Treating Alcoholism; 9. The History of Drug Use in America and Attempts to ControlIit; 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; 10. Drugs in Popular Culture; Art; Literature and Poetry; Music; Comedy; Magazines; Movies and Television; The Relationship between Licit and Illicit Drug Use and the Media; 11. Becoming a Drug User: Careers, Personalities and Interaction: Two Perspectives; A Psychotherapeutic Approach; A Reporter’s Observations; A Sociological Perspective; 12. The Business of Drug Use: Crime and Law Enforcement; Mexico and the U. S. Drug Business 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; 13. Treatment and Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders; Prevention Efforts; Programs Directed at Youth; Diversion: Drug Court; Psychotherapy; Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Studies of Rehabilitation Programs; Informal Self-Help Programs: Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous; Therapeutic Communities; Methadone Maintenance; An Innovative Approach; Approaches "Outside the Box"; Bibliography; Appendix A: Case Studies of Alcohol Abusers; Appendix B: Case Histories of Drug Abusers;
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE Publications
• Publication Date: 2019
• 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: 9781506304670; 1506304672
• Related ISBNs: 9781506304663
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.