NCJ Number
18957
Date Published
1974
Length
212 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEROIN PROBLEM IN ENGLAND, AND DESCRIBES CURRENT RESEARCH AND PRACTICE AT THE ENGLISH ADDICTION-TREATMENT CLINICS.
Abstract
AMONG THE OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS BOOK ARE THE REASONS FOR THE ENGLISH HEROIN EPIDEMIC, THE ROLE OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEROIN PROBLEM, HEROIN TREATMENT METHODS IN ENGLAND, AND THE APPLICATIONS OF THE BRITISH SYSTEM TO THE AMERICAN HEROIN PROBLEM. APPENDED ARE STATISTICS ON HEROIN USE IN BRITAIN AND A LIST OF SOURCES USED IN THE BOOK.