REHABILITATING THE NARCOTIC ADDICT

• NCJ Number: 2053
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1966
• Length: 392 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: 'REPORT OF THE INSTITUTE ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE REHABILITATION OF THE NARCOTIC ADDICT HELD IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS, FEB. 16-18, 1966.'

Annotation

COORDINATION OF REHABILITATION AND TREATMENT AGENCIES TO HANDLE THE PROBLEMS OF DRUG ADDICTS.

Abstract

HISTORIC AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF DRUGS SET A FRAMEWORK FOR A REVIEW OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVED. THE PROBLEMS OF TREATMENT ARE DISCUSSED PARTICULARLY AS THEY RELATE TO COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE NEED FOR RESEARCH IN DEALING WITH ADDICTS IS EMPHASIZED.