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"...the authors provide a detailed review of existing drug policy in the United States and an excellent and thorough review of the effects of both legal and illegal substances. One of the book's outstanding features is its comprehensive coverage of policy regarding legal and non legal drugs...this book is also extremely thought provoking and challenges readers to consider the foundation of their own perspectives on drugs and drug policies." —PSYCCRITIQUESDrugs and Drug Policy: The Control of Consciousness Alteration provides a cross-national perspective on the regulation of drug use by examining and critiquing drug policies in the United States and abroad in terms of their scope, goals, and effectiveness. In this engaging text, authors Clayton J. Mosher and Scott Akins discuss the physiological, psychological, and behavioral effects of legal and illicit drugs; the patterns and correlates of use; and theories of the “causes” of drug use.
Policies Regulating Legal Drugs, Part II: Prescription and Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Herbal Supplements
Policies Regulating Legal Drugs, Part II: Prescription and Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Herbal Supplements
Similar to the regulation of tobacco and alcohol, policies regulating prescription and performance-enhancing drugs and herbal supplements, many of which cause significant harm to individuals and to society, are in stark contrast to those regulating currently illegal drugs. While it is certainly true that millions of people have realized positive health benefits from the products manufactured by pharmaceutical companies, as is discussed in more detail below, in recent years the motivation of these companies to increase their profits appears to have taken precedence over more general public health concerns. Several unsafe products have been aggressively marketed by these companies and ...
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