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A Selected Social History of the Stepping-Stone Drugs and Opiates

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Abstract

The social history of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, prescription and opiate drugs is overviewed. This history presents the context of current difficulties in solving the abuse of substances. The sequence of substance use, misuse and abuse is examined as stepping-stones as a continuum of use. A multifaceted prevention approach is proposed which incorporates harm risk reduction.

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    During the thirteenth century, the process of distillation became known in Europe. Distilled beverages were treated as medicines called aqua vitae (water of life). By the 1500s, aqua vitae was associated with criminal activity in England. In the mid 1600s, gin was developed in Holland by distilling grain with juniper berries.

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    It was difficult to choose a single quote to open this section so I chose two. Joining Bill and Louie in acknowledging their use are Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Kerry, Bing Crosby (his son revealed his use), Newt Gingrich, Margaret Mead, Michael Bloomberg, Carl Sagan, and Donna Shalala to name but a few (AlterNet.org, n.d.; Retrieved from www.alternet.org/dugreporter/18941).

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Gullotta, T.P. (2018). A Selected Social History of the Stepping-Stone Drugs and Opiates. In: Leukefeld, C., Gullotta, T. (eds) Adolescent Substance Abuse. Issues in Children's and Families' Lives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90611-9_2

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