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Table of contents

Drugs as a social construct

Preface

I - Introduction into the author's bias

• I - Introduction into the author's bias
• References chapter I

II - Some critical remarks on the concept of "social rehabilitation" of drug addicts

• II.1 - Introduction
• II.2 - Magical ideologies
• II.3 - Consequences of drug policy
• II.4 - A historical analysis of our drug policy
• II.5 - Poverty
• II.6 - Economic power and world market
• II.7 - Medical power groups
• References chapter II

III - Cocaine and Cannabis. An identical policy for different drugs?

• III.1 - Introduction
• III.2 - A short history of cocaine use
• III.3 - Subjective and societal effects of cocaine use
• III.3.1 - Subjective effects
• III.3.2 - Societal effects of cocaine use
• III.3.3 - Societal reactions to the use of cannabis type drugs
• III.4 - Cannabis and cocaine
• III.5 - A closer comparison of cannabis and cocaine
• III.6 - Recommendations
• References chapter III

IV - Is heroin dependence pathological?

• IV.1 - Critique of a psychological a-priori
• IV.2 - Social determinants of addict behaviour
• IV.3 - Subculture
• IV.4 - Conclusion
• References chapter IV

V - Cocaine use in Amsterdam in non deviant subcultures

• 0 - Summary and Conclusions
• 0.1 - Introduction
• Summary
• 0.2 - The sample
• 0.3 - Inititation of cocaine use
• 0.4 - Level of use through time
• 0.5 - Abstinence from cocaine use
• 0.6 - Routes of ingestion
• 0.7 - Combinations of cocaine with other drugs
• 0.8 - Buying cocaine
• 0.9 - Set and setting of cocaine use, some rules of use
• 0.10 - Advantages and disadvantages of cocaine
• 0.11 - Effects of cocaine
• 0.12 - Quality of cocaine
• 0.13 - Opinions, advice and cocaine policies
• 0.14 - Craving
• 0.15 - Work and relations
• 0.16 - Health consequences of cocaine use
• Conclusions
• 1 - The sample
• 1.1 - Introduction
• 1.2 - Method
• 1.3 - Age, gender and nationality
• 1.4 - Education, profession and income
• 2 - Initiation of cocaine use
• 2.1 - Introduction
• 2.2 - Age at initiation
• 2.3 - Initiation company
• 2.4 - Location of first cocaine use
• 2.5 - First route of ingestion
• 2.6 - Ways of obtaining first cocaine
• 2.7 - Dosage at initiation
• 3 - Level of use through time
• 3.1 - Introduction
• 3.2 - Dose: Comparison of Amsterdam, Miami and Toronto
• 3.3 - Minimum and maximum dose
• 3.4 - Frequency of ingestion
• 3.5 - Level of use
• 3.6 - Time intervals and age between stages of use
• 3.7 - Other features of use patterns
• Appendix 3 - Level of use through time for a sample of cocaine users in Miami
• 4 - Abstinence from cocaine use
• 4.1 - Introduction
• 4.2 - Periods of abstinence
• 5 - Routes of Ingestion
• 5.1 - Introduction
• 5.2 - Prevalence of different routes of ingestion
• 5.3 - Route of ingestion in the three periods of use
• 5.4 - Advantages and disadvantages of the various routes of ingestion
• 6 - Combination of cocaine with other drugs
• 6.1 - Introduction
• 6.2 - Apart from cocaine
• 7 - Buying cocaine
• 7.1 - Introduction
• 7.2 - Price of cocaine
• 7.3 - Sources and location of purchase
• 8 - Set and setting of cocaine use
• 8.1 - Introduction
• 8.2 - Situations in which cocaine use occurs
• 8.3 - Emotional states in which cocaine use occurs
• 8.4 - Persons with whom cocaine is not used
• 8.5 - Rules that are applied to control cocaine use
• 9 - Advantages & disadvantages of cocaine
• 9.1 - Introduction
• 9.2 - Advantages of cocaine, as perceived by users
• 9.3 - Disadvantages of cocaine as perceived by users
• 9.4 - Relation between dose, circumstances and (dis)advantages
• 9.5 - Comparisons with Miami and Toronto
• 10 - Effects of cocaine
• 10.1 - Introduction
• 10.2 - Prevalence of adverse effects of cocaine
• 10.3 - The effects of cocaine and their relation to level, dose and frequency of use
• 10.4 - Scales of (adverse) effects
• 10.5 - Analysis of score differences on the scales
• 11 - Quality of cocaine
• 11.1 - Introduction
• 11.2 - Adulterants
• 11.3 - Amphetamine (`speed') in cocaine
• 11.4 - Purity of cocaine
• 12 - Opinions, advice and cocaine policy
• 12.1 - Introduction
• 12.2 - Opinions about cocaine use
• 12.3 - Change in opinions after onset of own cocaine use
• 12.4 - Advice to novice users
• 12.5 - Preference for a drug policy relating to cocaine
• 13 - Craving
• 13.1 - Introduction
• 13.2 - Prevalence of cocaine craving
• 13.3 - Extra sources of income to be able to buy cocaine
• 14 - Work and relations
• 14.1 Introduction
• 14.2 - Drug use and work
• 14.3 - Effects of cocaine use on work and social relations
• Literature

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