| The Drug Problem: A New View Using the General Semantics Approach Contributor(s): Levinson, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 027596129X ISBN-13: 9780275961299 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2002 Annotation: Current approaches to the drug problem are not working and almost everyone agrees that more effective solutions are needed. This comprehensive volume offers a dynamic new approach to understanding and solving the drug problem. This text applies the techniques and formulations of general semantics to investigate and make recommendations about various aspects of drug abuse. General semantics, a process problem-solving approach based on the primacy of the scientific method and importance of language as a shaper of thoughts and perceptions, has a proven record of success in problem-solving across a wide variety of disciplines and fields. Topics examined include American drug history and policy, the legalization issue, drugs and creativity, treatment, and prevention. A chronological overview of drug-taking in human history and a resource guide are provided. One chapter offers an in-depth description of an effective drug abuse prevention model and a program using the model. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics |
| Dewey: 362.290 |
| LCCN: 2002022470 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.2" W x 9.88" (1.17 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Current approaches to the drug problem are not working and almost everyone agrees that more effective solutions are needed. This comprehensive volume offers a dynamic new approach to understanding and solving the drug problem. This text applies the techniques and formulations of general semantics to investigate and make recommendations about various aspects of drug abuse. General semantics, a process problem-solving approach based on the primacy of the scientific method and importance of language as a shaper of thoughts and perceptions, has a proven record of success in problem-solving across a wide variety of disciplines and fields. Topics examined include American drug history and policy, the legalization issue, drugs and creativity, treatment, and prevention. A chronological overview of drug-taking in human history and a resource guide are provided. One chapter offers an in-depth description of an effective drug abuse prevention model and a program using the model. |