David E Newton

Covers the past and current status of same-sex marriage in the United States and other nations of the world, including a balanced review of the arguments in favor of and opposed to the practice.

"This go-to resource on substance abuse supplies the broad background knowledge and historical information needed to understand this important sociological issue and provides readers with a range of additional sources for continuing their study of the topic. From the pharmaceuticals advertised on television for various specific medical conditions; to alcohol, which is consumed regularly as a societal norm; to illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin,...