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RESEARCH ISSUES SERIES Drugs and Employment Drugs and Sex Drugs and Attitude Change Drugs and Family/Peer Influence Drugs and Pregnancy Drugs and Death Drugs and Addict Lifestyles

A Cocaine Bibliography - Nonannotated

Drug Themes in Science Fiction Drug Themes in Fiction

Cover Illustration William Blake. The figure of Urizen or the Ancient of Days.

Frontispiece from Europe. Illuminated printing.

DRUG THEMES I N SCIENCE FICTION by Robert Silverberg

MAINE STATE L I B W Y

November 1974

-National Institute on Drug Abuse

11400 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852

This volume, part of a Research Issues Series, was prepared for the National Institute on Drug Abuse by Documentation Associates, Box 25892, Los Angeles, California,

under Contract Number HSM-42-73-222.

DHEW Publication No. (ADM) 75-190 Printed 1975

FOREWORD

The i s s u e s of drug u s e and a b u s e have g e n e r a t e d many volu m e s of w o r d s , a l l w r i t t e n in a n atternpt to explain the "problem" and suggest the "solution. " Data have been gene rated by r e s e a r c h e r s f r o m m a n y d i s c i p l i n e s , e a c h looking a t a p a r t i c u l a r a s p e c t of a n i s s u e . The p r e s e n t booklet i s one of a new s e r i e s intended t o aid r e s e a r c h e r s who find it difficult to find the time to scan, let alone read all the information which exists and which continues to be published d a i l y in t h e i r a r e a of i n t e r e s t . An a t t e m p t has been made to focus predominantly on e m p i r i c a l r e s e a r c h findings and major theoretical approaches.

Included in volumes 1 through 7 of the s e r i e s a r e s u m m a r i e s of the m a j o r r e s e a r c h findings of the l a s t 15 y e a r s , f o r m u l a t e d and detailed to provide the reader with the purpose, methodology, findings and conclusions of previous studies done in the topic a r e a . E a c h topic w a s chosen b e c a u s e it r e p r e s e n t e d a challenging i s s u e of c u r r e n t i n t e r e s t t o the r e s e a r c h community. A s additional issues a r e identified, the relevant r e s e a r c h will be published a s p a r t of t h i s s e r i e s .

S e v e r a l of the volumes in the s e r i e s r e p r e s e n t a d e p a r t u r e from the above description. These also represent challenging issues, and i s s u e s of c u r r e n t i n t e r e s t ; they a r e , however, virtually unexplored areas which have received little attention from the research w o r l d . F o r example, t h e s u b j e c t s of d r u g s and the v i s u a l a r t s , s c i e n c e fiction, a n d fiction- - a s p e c t s of c o n t e m p o r a r y life which i m p a c t on a l l of us - - a r e explored h e r e by w r i t e r s who have been deeply involved in those fields. Their content is perhaps provocative, and certainly stimulating.

The R e s e a r c h I s s u e s s e r i e s i s a g r o u p p r o j e c t of staff m e m b e r s of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Division of R e s e a r c h , Behavioral and Social Sciences Branch. Special thanks a r e due to the continued guidance and support of D r . Louise R i c h a r d s and D r . N o r m a n K r a s n e g o r . Selection of a r t i c l e s f o r inclusion w a s g r e a t l y aided by the suggestions of a p e e r review g r o u p , r e s e a r c h e r s t h e m s e l v e s , e a c h of whom reviewed a topic of p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t . It is m y p l e a s u r e t o acknowledge t h e i r contribution t o the project here.

Dan J. L e t t i e r i , P h . D.

Project Officer

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National Institute on Drug Abuse

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