Drug use, policy, and management / / Richard Isralowitz

• Autore: Isralowitz Richard
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Auburn House, c2002
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.4/8/0973
• Soggetto topico: Drug abuse - United States; Drug abuse - United States - Prevention
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Drug Use, Policy, and Management -- Contents -- Preface -- ABOUT THIS BOOK -- NOTES -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Drug Use and Abuse: Definitions and the Social Context of Reality-Tobacco -- TERMS AND DEFINITIONS: AN OVERVIEW -- Use/Abuse -- Addiction/Dependence -- THE CLASSES OF DRUGS: A REVIEW -- Nicotine -- Alcohol -- Opiates -- Stimulants -- Ecstasy -- Sedatives and Hypnotics -- Marijuana and Hashish -- Hallucinogens -- Inhalants -- THE SOCIAL CONTEXT AND REALITY OF DRUG USE -- Tobacco -- Economic Considerations: Advertising, the Settlement, and the End Game-Show Me the Money Philip, R. J. -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- Chapter 2 Theoretical Considerations and Risk Factors -- THE SOCIAL ORDER -- SOCIAL FORCES: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, VALUES, AND MORALS -- INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS -- The Family -- Peers -- Education -- Media -- LABELING/CRIMINALIZATION PROCESS -- BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS -- Biological -- Psychological -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- Chapter 3 Heroin: The "King" of Illegal Drugs -- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- TRENDS -- INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES -- Afghanistan and Beyond: The World Leader in Opium and Heroin Production -- THE HEROIN ADDICT: PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS -- Female Heroin Addicts -- CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES OF HEROIN ADDICTS: THE RUSSIAN CRISIS -- Native-Born and Russian-Speaking Immigrant Heroin Addicts in Israel -- Males -- Background Characteristics -- Licit and Illicit Substance Use -- Self-Esteem and Other Factors -- Females -- Background Characteristics -- Licit and Illicit Substance Use -- Self-Esteem and Other Factors -- Study Limitations -- Policy and Treatment Services Considerations -- Interviews: Russian-Speaking Heroin Addicts in Israel -- The Case of Vladimir -- The Case of Galina -- The Case of Ludmilla -- The Case of Alexander -- NOTES -- Chapter 4 Alcohol and the Alcoholic. ; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- THE ALCOHOLIC: THEORIES AND PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS -- TRENDS -- University Student Alcohol Use: Patterns and Problems -- ALCOHOL USE AND CULTURE: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE -- Perspective: Alcohol Use among Jewish People -- NOTES -- Chapter 5 Cocaine and Crack -- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- Crack -- TRENDS -- United States -- International -- THE COCAINE USER: PERSONALITY AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS -- COCAINE: THE LATIN AMERICAN PLAGUE -- COCAINE HIGHLIGHTS -- Then: 1986-1993 -- Kids and Cocaine -- Getting Tough on Cocaine: The U.S. Is Losing the War -- Hour by Hour: Crack -- The Newest Drug War -- Back in the High Life -- Cocaine Manufacturing Is No Longer Just a Colombian Monopoly -- 20 Years of War on Drugs, and No Victory Yet -- Why There's No Methadone for Crack -- Cocaine Comes Home -- Recent Past and Now -- Heroin Is Proving a Growth Industry for Colombia -- War on Crack Retreats, Still Taking Prisoners -- War on Crack Changed U.S., But Did It Help Cut Drug Use? -- Bolivia, at Risk of Some Unrest, Is Making Big Gains in Eradicating Coca -- In States' Anti-Drug Fight, a Renewal for Treatment -- For Latin America, a Boomerang Effect on Illegal Drugs -- Shades of Vietnam: Heading for Trouble in Colombia -- Dangerous Plans for Colombia -- Crack Country -- Cocaine Quietly Reclaims Its Hold as Good Times Return -- Fights Rage over Colombian Drug Plan -- Colombian Police Find Drug Sub -- Colombia Anti-Drug Program Loses Major Supporter -- Rebels Biggest Players in Narcotics Trade -- How We Fight a Losing War -- Fox: U.S. Corruption Contributes to Drug Smuggling -- NOTES -- Chapter 6 Marijuana: Is It Really a War of Values and Special Interests? -- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- MARIJUANA: THE FACTS-WHO AND WHAT TO BELIEVE? -- Comparison of Government Reports and Information Sources. ; Is Marijuana More Potent Today Than in the Past? -- Does Marijuana Lead to the Use of Other Drugs? -- How Does Marijuana Affect Driving? -- Does Marijuana Cause Brain Damage? -- Does Marijuana Damage the Reproductive System? -- Does Marijuana Suppress the Immune System? -- Other Medically Related Facts about Marijuana (National Academy of Sciences, 1999) -- What Conditions Can Marijuana Treat? -- What about Marinol, the Major Active Ingredient in Marijuana in Pill Form? -- Isn't Marijuana Too Dangerous to Be Used as a Medicine? -- Doesn't the Medical Marijuana Debate Send Children the Wrong Message about Marijuana? -- Isn't Marijuana Too Addictive to Be Used as a Medicine? -- Marijuana Facts and Perspectives ("Marijuana Prohibition Facts-2001," Marijuana Policy Protection Foundation) -- General -- Legal and Policy Perspectives -- Medical -- SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC FACTORS LEADING TO POLICY FORMATION -- TRENDS -- International -- MARIJUANA USE: REFLECTIONS ON THE DUTCH EXPERIENCE -- NOTES -- Chapter 7 Management: Elements of Drug Treatment Services Organization and Development -- THE HUMAN SERVICES PERSPECTIVE -- DRUG TREATMENT SERVICES -- MANAGEMENT OF DRUG SERVICES -- Management -- Assessment of Drug Treatment Services Organization and Management -- DRUG SERVICE AGENCIES: ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT NEEDS AND PROBLEMS -- Drug Services Development and Managing Services with Scarce Resources -- Education and Training -- Outreach: Critical Target Populations -- Drug Addicts in Need of Services -- Female Drug Addicts -- Adolescent Drug Users -- TREATMENT AND RELAPSE PREVENTION STRATEGIES -- RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION -- DRUG INFORMATION CENTER DEVELOPMENT: CASE EXAMPLE -- NOTES -- Epilogue: -- PERSPECTIVES: WHAT IS BEING SAID? -- NUMBERS: WHAT DO THEY SHOW? -- MONEY: WHAT DOES ALL THIS COST?. ; PREVENTION AND TREATMENT -- THE WAR: AND THE DEBATE GOES ON -- NOTES -- Index -- About the Author.
• Titolo autorizzato: Drug use, policy, and management
• ISBN: 0-313-01306-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819068903321
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