Drug, Set, and Setting

Drug, Set, and Setting
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Total Pages : 277
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ISBN-10 : 0300036345
ISBN-13 : 9780300036343
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Book Synopsis Drug, Set, and Setting by : Norman E. Zinberg

Download or read book Drug, Set, and Setting written by Norman E. Zinberg and published by . This book was released on 1986-02-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading expert on drug use illuminates the factors that permit some people to use such highly addictive and dangerous substances as alcohol, marijuana, psychedelics, and opiates in a controlled fashion. This cogently written work should be of interest to members of the medical community, particularly those who have contact with substance abusers, psychiatrists, sociologists, policymakers, administrators, and interested laypersons...Well worth reading. -- JAMA


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