Research Catalog

Title

Drugs, alcohol and criminality in American society / by R. Barri Flowers.

Author

Flowers, R. Barri (Ronald Barri)

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1999.

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Description

xiv, 232 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Drug abuse > United States
• Alcoholism > United States
• Drug traffic > United States
• Drug abuse and crime > United States
• Substance abuse > United States > Prevention

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-223) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Part I Alcohol and Drugs in Society -- Chapter 1 The Magnitude of Alcohol Consumption and Abuse 7 -- Chapter 2 The Scope of Drug Use 15 -- Chapter 3 Alcohol, Drugs and Crime 32 -- Chapter 4 Public Opinion on the Alcohol and Drug Problem 44 -- Part II The Illicit Drug Trade -- Chapter 5 The Nature of Drug Abuse 59 -- Chapter 6 The Business of Illicit Drugs 71 -- Chapter 7 The Harmful Effects of Substance Abuse 85 -- Part III Substance Abuse and Criminality -- Chapter 8 Teenage Alcohol and Drug Use 99 -- Chapter 9 Women and Substance Abuse 112 -- Chapter 10 Minorities, Drugs and Alcohol 123 -- Chapter 11 Drinking and Drugs on College Campuses 137 -- Chapter 12 Drugs, Alcohol and Other Crimes 146 -- Part IV The War on Drugs -- Chapter 13 Prisoners, Drugs and Alcohol 157 -- Chapter 14 Law Enforcement and Drug Control 180 -- Chapter 15 Laws Aimed at Combating the Drug Problem 196.

ISBN

0786403063 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^99012922^

OCLC

• 40838633
• SCSB-10112692

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library