Authors: Charles E. Faupel, Alan M. Horowitz, Greg Weaver, Charles Faupel, Alan Horowitz
Most texts that are written in the area of drug use are written either from a counseling/psychology or physiology/pharmacology point of view, and do not attempt to deal extensively with the
social context of drug use in
American society. The organization of The Sociology of American Drug Use
mainstreams the text for sociology and criminology programs, and at the same time provides a broader sociological perspective on drug use. Much of this material comes Faupel's own research experience among street heroin addicts on the east coast. Throughout several of the chapters there is an ethnographer's perspective on the specific issues addressed, while at the same time maintaining a focus on the…
