Matters of Substance: Drugs--and Why Everyone's a UserMacmillan, 17 ott 2006 - 352 pagine This book explores the pervasive influence of drugs around the world--from marijuana to nicotine, caffeine, opiates, and other licit and illicit substances. It positions the various uses and abuses of drugs within the web of ideas held worldwide about personal freedom, pleasure, and globalization. Authoritative and wide ranging, Matters of Substance is an essential reference in the ongoing debate about drug use. |
Sommario
Licit Drugs | 1 |
On the Drink | 3 |
Little Comforters | 32 |
Deadly Vapours | 47 |
All Sorts | 56 |
Licit Drugs and the Man from Mars | 72 |
Opiates | 75 |
Opiates Introduced | 77 |
Cocaine | 164 |
Amphetamines etc | 185 |
Psychedelics | 194 |
Dance to the Music of Drugs | 210 |
The Martian Calls Again | 223 |
What To Do About Drugs? | 227 |
One Helluva Problem | 229 |
The Legalization Debate | 240 |
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