Drug addiction and families / Marina Barnard ; foreword by Fergal Keane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnard, Marina, 1960-

Contributor:

Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alcoholics--Family relationships.

Alcoholics.

Drug abuse--Social aspects.

Drug abuse.

Drug addicts--Family relationships.

Drug addicts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drug Addiction and Families is an exploration of the impact of drug use on families, and of the extent to which current practice meets the needs of families as well as problem drug users. Drawing on a substantial research Marina Barnard examines the effects of drug use not only on drug users themselves, but also their extended families.

Contents:

Cover; Drug Addiction and Families; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1:What is the Problem?; Chapter 2:Family Journeys of Discovery,Adaptation and Expulsion: Cyclesof Response to Drugs in the Family; Chapter 3:Distorted Rolesand Strained Relationships; Chapter 4:Practitioner Responsesto Mothers and Fathers, Brothersand Sisters of Problem Drug Users; Chapter 5:Parenting in the Midstof a Drug Problem; Chapter 6:Children Growing Up with Parentswho have Drug Problems; Chapter 7:Stepping into the Breach:When the Extended Family Takeson the Care of Children

Chapter 8:Proliferating Problems: Exposureto Drugs and Drug InitiationChapter 9:Practitioner Responsesto Drugs in the Home; Chapter 10:Conclusion:What Needs to Happen:A Case of Tinkering or Overhaul?; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610929399

9781280929397

1280929391

9781846425653

1846425654

OCLC:

437181914