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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480824603321

Autore

Durrant Russil

Titolo

Substance use & abuse [[electronic resource] ] : cultural and historical perspectives / / Russil Durrant, Jo Thakker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California ; ; London, : SAGE, c2003

ISBN

1-322-41488-2

0-7619-2342-X

1-4522-6296-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThakkerJo

Disciplina

306.1

362.29

Soggetti

Drug abuse - Social aspects

Substance abuse - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-289) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - What Needs to Be Explained and How Should We Explain It?; Chapter 2 - The Nature and Scope of Substance Use and Abuse; Chapter 3 - An Evolutionary Perspective; Chapter 4 - Drugs in History; Chapter 5 - The Forces of History: Explaining Patterns of Use and Abuse; Chapter 6 - Drugs and Culture; Chapter 7 - The Role of Culture: Explaining Patterns of Use; Chapter 8 - Conceptualizing and Treating Substance Use Problems: A Cultural-Historical Perspective; Chapter 9 - Prevention, Treatment, and Public Policy: An Integrated Perspective

ReferencesAuthor Index; Subject Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The primary goal of the authors is to explore the cultural & historical variables that provide a contextual base to drug abuse. They demonstrate how this approach can be integrated within a mainstream biopsychosocial perspective.