Matters of Substance: Drugs--And Why Everyone's a User
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Why do people, countries, and centuries experience the same drug differently--and how should this affect the choices we make on drug control? "Matters of Substance" presents a new and lucid approach... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:031242583X
ISBN13:9780312425838
Release Date:October 2006
Publisher:Picador USA
Length:314 Pages
Weight:0.78 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.7" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
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It's very helpful to view drugs in ecological terms. Great book.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Matters of Substance is the most insightful book I've ever read on drugs. Edwards never inflames, and never understates. He looks far and wide at many cultures and countries, and never lets popular myths or received attitudes dictate his opinions. On cannabis, for instance, he stands resolutely against the libertarian stream and points out hypocrisy on the left between nicotine and cannabis attitudes. With cocaine, on the other hand, he lays much of the blame for the epidemic of the 1980s on the medical community, who over-prescribed the drug in powder form in the 50s, creating an environment ready for a designer drug.
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