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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790969303321

Titolo

Drug treatment systems in an international perspective [[electronic resource] ] : drugs, demons, and delinquents / / editors Harald Klingemann, Geoffrey Hunt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, : SAGE, c1998

ISBN

1-322-42172-2

1-4833-2840-6

1-4522-5129-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 340 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

KlingemannHarald <1948->

HuntGeoffrey <1947->

Disciplina

362.2918

Soggetti

Drug abuse - Prevention

Drug abuse - Treatment

Drug addicts - Rehabilitation

Drug control

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Drug prohibition and the abstinence paradigm -- part II. The experimental countries -- part III. Social change and drug treatment in Central Europe and Russia -- part IV. From moral crusades to cost-efficient pragmatism -- part V. The Latin American connection -- part VI. Wine and illicit drugs -- part VII. Economic revolution and cultural transformation in the Far East -- part VIII. Gender, finance, and system integration : findings from 20 countries.

Sommario/riassunto

In the last 10 years, many countries have seen a rapid expansion in their specific drug treatment services. This book describes the ways in which 20 different countries worldwide have chosen to cope with the spread of illicit drugs and the expansion of services. Contributors from a range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, anthropology, political science, psychoanalysis and criminology present results which provide access to information on drug treatment in these countries, and investigate the cultural and societal context in which drug treatment developed. The book also compares e