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Drugs and Drug Policy

The Control of Consciousness Alteration
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Engaging and thoroughly updated, this text provides a global perspective on the use and regulation of legal and illegal drugs. It examines drug policies in terms of their scope, goals, and effectiveness, as well as the effects of drugs, the patterns and correlates of use, and theories of the causes of drug use.

Author Biography:

Clayton Mosher received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Toronto, and is currently a Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Sociology at Washington State University Vancouver. He is the author of several books and articles in the areas of inequality in criminal justice system processing, drugs and drug policies, and the impact of prison construction on employment. Besides co-authoring the Second Edition of Drugs and Drug Policy, he co-authored the Second Edition of The Mismeasure of Crime (SAGE, 2012) with Terance Miethe and Timothy Hart. Scott Akins is currently a Professor of Sociology at Oregon State University. His research interests include drug use and policy; immigration, drug use and crime; and the intersection of disadvantage, ethnicity, and crime. He is author of Drugs and Drug Policy: The Control of Consciousness Alteration and In the Weeds: Demonization, Legalization, and the Evolution of U.S. Marijuana Policy. 
Release date NZ
March 2nd, 2021
Audience
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Pages
688
ISBN-13
9781544351124
Product ID
33599693

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