{"product_id":"spiced-john-l-graham-9781537280592","title":"Spiced: The Global Marketing of Psychoactive Substances","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow are salt, sugar, coffee, chocolate, alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, opioids, and cocaine alike?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe know they offer little or no nutritional benefit, can be addictive, and may cause health problems. They also provide pleasure to the brain. But another similarity is often overlooked: these substances-which author John L. Graham refers to collectively as spices-are all pushed upon us by companies and producers that relentlessly market them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiven the potential dangers of these and other psychoactive substances, consumers may believe that their governments and public health policies would protect them. But as Graham reveals, regulations often do little to curb consumption; instead, interested businesses actively encourage overuse of their products and may pay off the politicians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile other authors have also addressed the history and health effects of spices, Graham is the first to examine the marketing and advertising techniques used to hook consumers. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough \u003ci\u003eSpiced\u003c\/i\u003e, Graham hopes to expose marketing's role in sustaining our addiction to sugar, tobacco, and other psychoactive substances and to then inspire a discussion of strategies for reining in that marketing. To get the conversation going, he offers seven cogent \"prescriptions for change\" that he believes could fix our broken health policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John L. Graham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1537280597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781537280592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"John L. Graham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445328425215,"sku":"9781537280592","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef7bd09a-750a-441b-86ed-8d1d7c763de9.jpg?v=1777217952","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spiced-john-l-graham-9781537280592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}