NCJ Number
185046
Date Published
1998
Length
169 pages
Annotation
Materials selected for inclusion in this book--focusing on drug use, drug policies, and drug control have been gleaned from government publications and reports, professional books and journals, newspaper and magazine accounts, and other sources.
Abstract
The book begins by defining key terms commonly used in discussing drugs and drug use. It then briefly reviews the classes of drugs, including cannabinoids, opioids, cocaine, alcohol, amphetamines, methamphetamine, hallucinogenics, and designer drugs. With this background information in place, the book examines the social context and the reality of drug use. Subsequent chapters cover theoretical considerations and risk factors commonly associated with drug use and then look in a detailed way at heroin, alcohol, cocaine, crack, and marijuana. The final chapter considers elements of drug treatment services. Appendixes contain questionnaires to survey university student alcohol use and drug services agency management personnel. Notes and tables