NCJ Number
177958
Editor(s)
Warren K. Bickel,
Richard J. Degrandpre
Date Published
1996
Length
338 pages
Annotation
A scientific approach to dealing with problems involved in preventing, managing, and treating drug abuse is presented that encompasses such specialized areas as epidemiology, clinical drug treatment, and basic science.
Abstract
The book examines theoretical and cultural factors that distinguish illicit drugs and their use and presents a psychological analysis of relationships among drugs, culture, and human nature. Drug abuse is considered within the larger societal context in which it occurs, and book contributors specifically analyze individual and social problems associated with illicit drug use and discuss policy alternatives based on the results of several decades of psychological research. Leading drug experts also cover recent innovations and consumer issues in drug abuse treatment and offer new perspectives on the addiction process. The book's focused treatment of drug problems and policy options should be of interest to a wide range of professionals, researchers, and clinicians in such areas as psychiatry, public health, behavior analysis and therapy, clinical psychology, psychopharmacology, clinical pharmacology, and drug treatment. References, tables, figures, and photographs