Drug use, policy, and management / Richard Isralowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Isralowitz, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse--United States.

Drug abuse.

United States.

Drug abuse--United States--Prevention.

Physical Description:

xiii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Auburn House, 2002.

Summary:

Examines how the complex problem of drug use and dependence may be addressed in the context of its many facets, ranging from drug containment policies to the provision of prevention and treatment services.

Contents:

1. Drug Use and Abuse: Definitions and the Social Context of Reality

Tobacco 1

The Classes of Drugs: A Review 6

The Social Context and Reality of Drug Use 12

2. Theoretical Considerations and Risk Factors 25

The Social Order 26

Social Forces: Physical Environment, Values, and Morals 27

Interpersonal Relations 30

Labeling/Criminalization Process 36

Biological and Psychological Characteristics 38

3. Heroin: The "King" of Illegal Drugs 49

Historical Perspective 49

Trends 54

International Perspectives 57

The Heroin Addict: Personality Characteristics 61

Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Heroin Addicts: The Russian Crisis 64

4. Alcohol and the Alcoholic 87

Historical Perspective 88

The Alcoholic: Theories and Personality Characteristics 90

Trends 92

Alcohol Use and Culture: An International Perspective 97

5. Cocaine and Crack 107

Historical Perspective 107

Trends 112

The Cocaine User: Personality and Other Characteristics 117

Cocaine: The Latin American Plague 117

6. Marijuana: Is It Really a War of Values and Special Interests? 131

Historical Perspective 131

Marijuana: The Facts

Who and What to Believe? 137

Social, Political, and Economic Factors Leading to Policy Formation 142

Trends 144

Marijuana Use: Reflections on the Dutch Experience 149

7. Management: Elements of Drug Treatment Services Organization and Development 155

The Human Services Perspective 155

Drug Treatment Services 156

Management of Drug Services 157

Drug Service Agencies: Organization and Management Needs and Problems 158

Treatment and Relapse Prevention Strategies 163

Research, Evaluation, and the Dissemination of Information 164

Drug Information Center Development: Case Example 164

Epilogue: The Final Straw

A Response to the War against Drugs 171

Perspectives: What Is Being Said? 171

Numbers: What Do They Show? 173

Money: What Does All This Cost? 174

Prevention and Treatment 176

The War: And the Debate Goes On 178.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0865693331

OCLC:

50288899