Introduction -- Murder, thievery, and drunkenness -- Demon rum -- Racism, progressivism, and drug laws -- The power of paradigms -- The brain on drugs -- Deconstructing rehab -- Rehab's effectiveness : who's really in denial? -- The habit model -- Controlling teen drug use -- Controlling adult drug use -- Conclusion -- Appendix a: signs of drug use in children -- Marijuana -- Sedative-hypnotics -- Cocaine -- Methamphetamine -- Ecstasy (MDMA) -- LSD (acid) -- Heroin -- PCP (phencyclidine) -- Club drugs -- Prescription drug abuse -- Inhalants -- Drug paraphernalia -- A note about drug-testing -- Appendix b: medications used to treat addictions -- Appendix c: diagnosing addictions -- Bibliography -- About the author
Summary
Blowing Smoke argues that we are losing the drug war because of our devotion to the disease model of substance abuse. That model has become the driving force for our two main strategies in the war: prohibition laws and drug rehab. The book traces the history and science behind each to show how they paradoxically enable drug use
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-212) and index
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English
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