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

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, : SAGE, c1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 340 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 362.2918
• Soggetto topico: Drug abuse - Prevention; Drug abuse - Treatment; Drug addicts - Rehabilitation; Drug control
• Altri autori: KlingemannHarald <1948-> HuntGeoffrey <1947->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Drug treatment systems in an international perspective
• ISBN: 1-322-42172-2; 1-4833-2840-6; 1-4522-5129-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790969303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II