The Cultural/Subcultural Contexts of Marijuana Use at the Turn of the Twenty-First CenturyAndrew Golub Routledge, 06.12.2012 - 230 Seiten Learn why marijuana use has increased in the new millennium According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug. The Cultural/Subcultural Contexts of Marijuana Use at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century takes a close look at present cannabis use trends in the new millennium by providing the latest research findings and most current case studies. Age and ethnographic data are presented in detail always with a constant focus on the unique subcultural contexts in today’s society. This examination explores the most pressing issues in marijuana use, including the increased popularity of blunt smoking, the social ramifications of marijuana use in gangs and Southeast Asian youth, and alternative delivery systems for medical marijuana. The Cultural/Subcultural Contexts of Marijuana Use at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century discusses various aspects of marijuana being the drug of choice in today’s culture, including the different subgroups of age, economic status, and ethnic background. The book provides a comprehensive view of the people, reasons for use, varied ways of ingesting the drug, and marijuana use “rituals.” Extensive references, charts, tables, and figures are included to enhance clarification of research findings. The Cultural/Subcultural Contexts of Marijuana Use at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century discusses the latest research findings on:
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Inhalt
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Choice of Tobacco Products by Blunt Smokers | 23 |
Settings for Informal Social Controls of Blunt Smoking | 43 |
Notes from a Suburban Marijuana Subculture | 81 |
The Case of Marijuana | 99 |
Social Meanings of Marijuana Use for Southeast Asian Youth | 135 |
The Experience of a Sample of Users in Oklahoma City | 153 |
Grassroots Innovations in Medical Marijuana Delivery Systems | 183 |
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Abuse and Mental activities Addiction adolescents adult marijuana users adult users adulthood African American alcohol Altadis arrestees Asian Americans Backwoods behavior blunt smoking blunt users blunt wraps bong cannabis cigarettes cocaine conduct norms consume marijuana consumption crack cocaine culture cypher Drug Abuse drug users Dunlap Dutch Masters ethnic ethnographic flavors friends gang members Haworth Haworth Press Health Services Administration hip-hop illicit drug individuals inhalation interview Joe-Laidler Johnny Johnson Journal juana Latino lifestyle lives male mari marijuana involvement marijuana/blunt Measham medical marijuana Mental Health Services muffins National Household Survey neighborhood non-smoking NSDUH Office of Applied party patterns peers percent Phillies Blunt recreational drug reported respondents risks rituals role roll SAMHSA sample session Sifaneck smoke weed smoking blunts smoking marijuana social settings Southeast Asian youths street subculture Substance Abuse Survey on Drug tion tobacco products WAMM Yeah York Zinberg