From recreational to functional drug use: The evolution of drugs in American higher education, 1960-2014

The increasing prevalence of so-called cognitive-enhancing drugs is well documented in American higher education. There has been little historical analysis, however, specifically exploring the role of postsecondary institutions in this evolving drug narrative. This paper traces substance use and res...

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Published in:History of education (Tavistock) 2015, Vol.44 (1), p.25-43
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21. Jahrhundert
Academic Achievement
American history
Bildungsgeschichte
Campus
Culture
Drogenabhängigkeit
Drogenkonsum
Drogenpolitik
Drug Abuse
Drug policy
Drug Use
Education history
Educational History
Evolution
Executive Function
Geschichte (Histor)
Gesundheitspolitik
Government policy
Health
Higher Education
Historical analysis
History
Hochschulgeschichte
Incidence
Interdisciplinary Approach
policy
Public Health
Public Policy
Role
Student
Trend Analysis
U.S.A
Universität
USA
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21. Jahrhundert
Academic Achievement
American history
Bildungsgeschichte
Campus
Culture
Drogenabhängigkeit
Drogenkonsum
Drogenpolitik
Drug Abuse
Drug policy
Drug Use
Education history
Educational History
Evolution
Executive Function
Geschichte (Histor)
Gesundheitspolitik
Government policy
Health
Higher Education
Historical analysis
History
Hochschulgeschichte
Incidence
Interdisciplinary Approach
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Public Policy
Role
Student
Trend Analysis
U.S.A
Universität
USA
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