Addressing drug use and abuse as a global phenomenon, this text draws on contemporary and international research findings to examine the causes of drug use in different countries and to explore different policy responses to its prevention and treatment. It is an invaluable resource for students, practitioners and anyone concerned with drug use.
Addressing drug use and abuse as a global phenomenon, this text draws on contemporary and international research findings to examine the causes of drug use in different countries and to explore different policy responses to its prevention and treatment. It is an invaluable resource for students, practitioners and anyone concerned with drug use.
PART I: INTRODUCTION.- 1. Substance Abuse: a Growing Social Problem.- 2. Scope of the Issue: Prevalence of Drug Abuse.- 3. Prohibition of Alcohol and Opiates.- 4. Social Marketing Perspective.- PART II: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES.- 5. Sociological Perspectives.- 6. Criminological Perspectives.- 7. Psychological Perspectives.- 8. Physiological Perspectives.-PART III: RESPONSES.- 9. Public Policy: Criminal Justice Responses.- 10. Public Policy: Public Health Responses.- 11. Prevention.- 12. Treatment.- PART IV: CONCLUSION.- 13. Recommendations and Afterthoughts.