1.Introduction Gerald Bennett; Part I Developments in View of Drug Abuse: 2. Changing conceptions of the nature of drug abuse Gillian Tober; Part 2 Developments in Treatment: 3. Motivating heroin users for change Henck van Bilsen and Andree van Ernst, 4. Family therapy and addiction Dennis Yandoli, Geraldine Mulleady, and Claire Robbins, 5. Relapse prevention training Mike Scott, 6. Medical Treatment for problem drug takers Nas Choudry, 7. Managing benzodiazepine withdrawal Moira Hamlin and Diane Hammersley, 8. Facing up to AIDS Stewart Dickson and Jane Hollis; Part 3 Development in Services: 9. Drug treatment and prescribing practice: what can be learned from the past? Jenny Wilks, 10. The community drug team: current practice Justine Schneider, Paul Davis, Will Nuzum, and Gerald Bennett, 11. The community drug team: lessons from alcohol and handicap services Sue Clement