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binge drinking
Having five or more drinks on the same occasion (that is, at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days.
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drug-dependent personality
A personal trait characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on mood-altering substances.
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e-hooking
Using the Internet for purposes of prostitution in order to shield identities and contact clients.
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heavy drinking
Having five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days.
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moral entrepreneur
A person who creates moral rules, which thus reflect the values of those in power, rather than any objective, universal standards of right and wrong.
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narcotic
A drug that produces sleep and relieves pain, such as heroin, morphine, and opium; a habit-forming drug.
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obscenity
Material that violates community standards of morality or decency and has no redeeming social value.
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paraphilia
Bizarre or abnormal sexual practices that may involve nonhuman objects, humiliation, or children.
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pornography
Sexually explicit books, magazines, films, and DVDs intended to provide sexual titillation and excitement for paying customers.
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Prohibition
The period from 1919 until 1933, when the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed the sale of alcohol; also known as the noble experiment.
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prostitution
The granting of nonmarital sexual access for remuneration.
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public order crime
Behavior that is outlawed because it threatens the general well-being of society and challenges its accepted moral principles.
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social harm
The injury caused to others by willful wrongful conduct.
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temperance movement
The drive to prohibit the sale of alcohol in the United States, culminating in ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919.
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victimless crime
Public order crime that violates the moral order but has no specific victim other than society as a whole.
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