5 Stars! from Doody's Book Reviews! (of the 13th Edition)
"This edition continues to raise the bar for books on drug use and abuse. The presentation of the material is straightforward and comprehensive, but not off putting or complicated."
Every new print text includes Navigate Advantage Access which unlocks a complete ebook, workbook, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools.
As a long-standing, reliable resource Drugs & Society, Fourteenth Edition continues to captivate and inform students by taking a multidisciplinary approach to the impact of drug use and abuse on the lives of average individuals. The authors have integrated their expertise in the fields of drug abuse, pharmacology, and sociology with their extensive experiences in research, treatment, drug policy making, and drug policy implementation to create an edition that speaks directly to students on the medical, emotional, and social damage drug use can cause.
NEW Includes new and updated content on important topics, such as:
discussion of the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs in athletic sport activity;
the most recent finding concerning vaping;
the pattern of methamphetamine resurgence use in the U.S. and its trafficking patterns;
the recent connection between methamphetamine and heroin/opioid use;
updates on the rapidly escalating drug costs in the U.S.;
the most recent changes related to the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana use in U.S. states, and the difference in the three main strains of marijuana;
public advertising and consumer controversies surrounding prescription drug use;
and much more!
Holding the Line features include vignettes that help readers assess governmental efforts to deal with drug-related problems
Case in Point features provide examples of relevant clinical and/or social issues that arise from the use of each major group of drugs
Here and Now features include current events that illustrate the personal and social consequences of drug abuse
Family Matters boxes show examples of how genetics and heredity contribute to drug abuse and its issue
Written for undergraduate courses on Drugs, Alcohol and Society within the departments of Health & Physical Education, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Psychology, and Family and Consumer Science.
