Download or read book Drugs Unlimited written by Mike Power and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The very first thing ever bought or sold on the Internet was marijuana, when Stanford and MIT students used ARPANET to cut a deal in the early '70s. Today, you can order any conceivable pill or powder with the click of a mouse. In Drugs Unlimited, Mike Power tells the tale of drugs in the Internet Age, in which users have outmaneuvered law enforcement, breached international borders, and created a massive worldwide black market. But the online market in narcotics isn't just changing the way drugs are bought and sold; it's changing the nature of drugs themselves. Enterprising dealers are using the Web to engage highly skilled foreign chemists to tweak the chemical structures of banned drugs—just enough to create a similar effect and just enough to render them legal in most parts of the world. Drugs are marketed as "not for human consumption," but everyone knows exactly how they're going to be used—what they can't know is whether their use might prove fatal. From dancefloors to the offices of apathetic government officials, via social networking sites and underground labs, Power explores this agile, international, virtual subculture that will always be one step ahead of the law.
Download or read book UK Drugs Unlimited written by H. Parker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-05-23 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The appetite for illicit drugs in the UK continues to grow and diversify. Young Britons consume more drugs than their peers anywhere else in Europe. Why and how has this happened and why have all official efforts to stem drug 'abuse' so far failed. Will the new UK drugs strategy fair any better? This unique collection of contemporary studies from the frontline by a leading social research group describes the drugs landscape in an accessible and authoritative way.
Download or read book The Handbook of Drugs and Society written by Henry H. Brownstein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides a comprehensive examination of the past and present roles of drugs in society with a focus on theory, research, policy, and practice. Includes 28 original chapters with multi-disciplinary and international perspectives by top social and behavioral scientists Reviews current knowledge in the field, including key research findings, theoretical developments, and methodological debates Identifies ongoing controversies in the field, emergent topics, and areas in need of further inquiry Discusses individual drugs as well as topics like physiological theories of drug use and abuse, public health implications of drugs, patterns of drugs and crime, international drug trade and trafficking, and designer drugs
Download or read book Drugs written by Paul Higate and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2006-05-16 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drugs: Policy and Politics is an accessible introduction to the links between drugs and social policy. Assessing current and recent policies and political responses, it considers the ways in which drugs policy is formulated and implemented in the UK and Europe. The book examines the dynamic context of drug policy through discussions of broader policy fields such as health and the criminal justice system. The contributors offer evidence-based insights into the social complexities of both drug use and drug users, as they examine those specific groups who are associated with particular patterns of drug use. Drug issues are linked with aspects of gender, race and social exclusion, all of which have a resonance in the current discourses of policy making. Drugs: Policy and Politics provides an important set of tools with which to rethink the diversity of drug use and drug users. It is important reading for social policy students and researchers, as well as trainee social workers, probation officers, police and prison officers.
Download or read book Misuse of Drugs written by Leonard Jason-Lloyd and published by Waterside Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Misuse of Drugs is a basic and accessible guide to the complex world of proscribed drugs. Expertly written by experienced lecturer Leonard Jason-Lloyd, it explains key provisions in short and illuminating chapters. Enhanced by tables, notes, appendices, definitions Explanations of how a multitude of drug laws apply Comprehensive lists of drugs, their classifications, related offences, penalties and other orders Developments that are likely to affect drugs law Misuse of Drugs will be extremely useful to a wide range of people including police officers, magistrates and other court practitioners, as well as those working in prisons and the probation service, drug workers, penal reformers, students and researchers. It is also suitable for use in schools and colleges of higher education. CONTAINS A CLOSING CHAPTER ON CURRENT ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DRUGS ARENA
Download or read book Drugs written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whilst it supported a number of steps the Government has taken in its 2010 drug strategy, it believes more needs to be done to comprehensively address the drugs problem in the UK. The report focuses on the need to 'break the cycle' of drug addiction, and highlights in particular the need for improved treatment in prisons and wider society, and for early intervention with better education and preventative work. Three key areas were covered: prisons; treatment and the calling for the establishment of a Royal Commission into the issues. The Committee was disturbed to find that almost a quarter of prisoners found it easy to get drugs in prison and recommended that measures such as regular random drug tests based on suspicion be increased. It was concerned that the Government's policy of recovery was not being implemented, in particular that drug rehabilitation in prison was undermined by the lack of support for offenders on release, and did not take into account prescription drug addiction. The Committee is also concerned that the goal of retaining addicts in treatment has precluded attempts at recovery. It supported the Government's objective of recovery but noted that this will require a range of treatment options, with each individual needing a tailored treatment plan. The Committee highlighted residential rehabilitation and the use of buprenorphine as an alternative to methadone as two treatment methods which were currently under-utilised. Treatment must also be supplemented by housing, training and employment support if required
Download or read book Drugs and Crime written by Philip Bean and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high proportion of crimes committed in Britain are drugs-related, with many offenders having a documented history of drug use. However, the direct link between drugs and crime is often less clear than is supposed and this text attempts to achieve a better understanding of these and surrounding issues that have been marred by misunderstanding and a lack of consensus amongst experts. This text offers a major contribution to existing debates and provides an authoritative and much-needed overview of the range of issues associated with drugs-related crime. Coverage includes: a discussion on theoretical approaches to drugs and crime, an overview of the legal position on drugs and drug offenders, a critique of the aims and nature of treatment, an examination of trafficking and laundering, an analysis of the policing of drugs markets, a discussion about the legalisation debates. This new edition has been fully updated to include the latest data and recent developments in policy and particular attention is paid to changes in sentencing and treatment, as well as changes to practice in trafficking. An expanded chapter on women, drugs and crime now offers further coverage of drug-taking and prostitution. This is the only book in Britain which centres on the links between drugs and crime, and deals with the policy implications of that link. It is a comprehensive account of the various aspects of Government policy concerning drugs, and should be particularly useful to academics and students interested in or studying this aspect of criminology.
Download or read book Drugs and Popular Culture written by Paul Manning and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of illegal drugs is so common that a number of commentators now refer to the 'normalisation' of drug consumption. It is surprising, then, that to date very little academic work has explored drug use as part of contemporary popular culture. This collection of readings will apply an innovatory, multi-disciplinary approach to this theme, combining some of the most recent research on 'the normalisation thesis' with fresh work on the relationship between drug use and popular culture. In drawing upon criminological, sociological and cultural studies approaches, this book will make an important contribution to the newly emerging field positioned at the intersection of these disciplines. The particular focus of the book is upon drug consumption as popular culture. It aims to provide an accessible collection of chapters and readings that will explore drug use in popular culture in a way that is relevant to undergraduates and postgraduates studying a variety of courses, including criminology, sociology, media studies, health care and social work.
Download or read book The Politics of Drugs written by Susanne MacGregor and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the complexities of drugs policy in Britain, contradicting the over simplified representation found in the public sphere. It focuses on developments in Britain since the Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971, covering debates at national level and local experiences set in international and European context, emphasizing the interconnectivity between people and countries in this global age. Several institutions and networks are examined to illustrate how they shape the policy process as vessels for ideas and interests and as spaces for individual action. MacGregor discusses arguments around drug policy reform, in particular the role of politicians, the media and advocacy organizations. Her aim is to encourage a more open and intelligent conversation on drugs policy and to question whether the institutional architecture in place is fit for purpose given the great increase of substances available and the underlying variety of conditions and interests currently competing for attention and resources. The is a must read for all scholars of Politics, Medicine and Social Science interested in the current debate raging around British Drug Policy.
Download or read book Reports and Documents written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on with total page 2008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Work and Disadvantage written by Jonathan Parker and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006-09-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a guide to understanding the important issue of stigma - `associated disadvantage' - which affects not only those who are excluded from society, but also family members and friends. Social Work and Disadvantage explains the impact of stigmatization on siblings, families and workers in the caring professions and its consequences for the people it affects and for society as a whole. Contributors provide evidence from research and professional practice on transferability of health and social problems in, for example, dementia care patients, drug users and looked after children. Providing key messages for practice, they outline a range of protection measures to reduce the risk of stigma and victimization. Social Work and Disadvantage provides valuable advice and guidance for social work and health care practitioners, educators and students.
Download or read book Drug Addiction Human Rights and Criminal Justice written by Dr. Ashok Kumar and published by K.K. Publications. This book was released on 2021-09-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drug Addiction, Human Rights and Criminal Justice The book is written by the author to provide the relevant materials to the students because the students were facing a lot of problems in this regard. Drug abuse and drug addiction have become alarming problem all over the world. India has also been a victim of it for more than many decades. It is actually a curse on mankind. It has crippled or crippling life in several states and countries and is also causing economic breakdown leading to paralyzing the social and economic fabric of the society. It is like a cancer disease which is destroying the life of people. It has also taken the lives of a billion people. This book is divided into eleventh chapters. The first Chapter is related to Historical Perspective of Drug Abuse and Addiction.” In this chapter, an attempt has been made to give the detail of the history of drug addiction at the global level and national level. The Second Chapter is concerned to the “Meaning and Definition of Drug Abuse and Addiction”. An attempt has been made to analyze and understand the meaning and definition of drug abuse and addiction in detail. The Third Chapter deals with the “Kinds and Classification of Drug Addiction”. The Chapter Fourth is concerned “Methods and Effects of Drug Addiction” and an attempt has been made to find out the possible methods of taking the drugs. In addition, the Effects and the Consequences of drugs addiction are also discussed. Chapter Fifth is concerned with “Responsible Factors of Drug Addiction.” In the Sixth Chapter, “The Problem of Drug Addiction in Punjab and the Other States” is discussed. Special emphasis has been made regarding the Punjab, and Eastern States. The Seventh Chapter is devoted to “Drug Addiction and Human Rights” and an attempt has been made to clarify the concept of Human Rights and Violation of Human Rights by Enforcement Agencies and Governments of the Countries. The Eighth Chapter deals with “Drug Addiction and Laws” and it covers the critical appraisal of various anti-drugs laws passed by Parliament from time to time including the NDPS Act, 1988. Chapter Ninth is concerned with “Drug Addiction the International Conventions”. The Tenth Chapter is related to the “Drug Addiction and Judiciary”. The Eleventh Chapter deals with the “Prevention and Control of Drug Addiction”. At last, some sources of information are also duly recorded in this book.
Download or read book Hearings June 2 29 and July 13 1939 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black Girl Unlimited written by Echo Brown and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A William C. Morris Award Finalist "Brown has written a guidebook of survival and wonder."—The New York Times "Just brilliant."—Kirkus Reviews Heavily autobiographical and infused with magical realism, Black Girl Unlimited fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty, sexual violence, depression, racism, and sexism—all through the arc of a transcendent coming-of-age story for fans of Renee Watson's Piecing Me Together and Ibi Zoboi's American Street. Echo Brown is a wizard from the East Side, where apartments are small and parents suffer addictions to the white rocks. Yet there is magic . . . everywhere. New portals begin to open when Echo transfers to the rich school on the West Side, and an insightful teacher becomes a pivotal mentor. Each day, Echo travels between two worlds, leaving her brothers, her friends, and a piece of herself behind on the East Side. There are dangers to leaving behind the place that made you. Echo soon realizes there is pain flowing through everyone around her, and a black veil of depression threatens to undo everything she’s worked for. Christy Ottaviano Books
Download or read book Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association written by American Pharmaceutical Association and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Guide to Equitable Sharing for Foreign Countries and Federal State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
