Drugs, alcohol, and society social structure, process, and policy - Akers, Ronald L. 1939- (Belmont, California Wadsworth Publications Company, 1992)
Part II: Major concepts and issues in substance abuse -- Chapter one. The problem of alcohol and drugs in society: social structure, process, and policy -- Chapter two. Drugs, drug effects, and drug behavior -- Chapter three. Drug use and abuse in American society: social patterns and trends -- Chapter four. Drug use and abuse in American society: work, sports, and crime -- Part II: Illegal drugs -- Chapter five. Marijuana -- Chapter six. Heroin -- Chapter seven. Cocaine -- Chapter eight. Social control and public policy on drugs: law enforcement -- Chapter nine. Social control and public policy on drugs: treatment and prevention -- Chapter ten. Alcohol: physiological, psychological, and social factors in drinking behavior and alcoholism -- Chapter eleven. Alcohol: social structure and social process -- Chapter twelve. Social control and public policy on alcohol -- Chapter thirteen. Tobacco --
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-293) and indexes.
Keywords: Drug abuse -- Social aspects -- United States; Alcoholism -- Social aspects -- United States