| Drug Treatment: What Works? Contributor(s): Bean, Philip (Editor), Nemitz, Teresa (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415268168 ISBN-13: 9780415268165 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $256.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: Britain, like almost everywhere else, has a burgeoning drug problem. Finding ways of dealing with this problem is a major platform of Government policy and a great deal has been made of the impact of treatment on drug users. "Drug Treatment: What Works?" Is a cutting edge survey of the latest developments in these treatments, and it sets out to ask some of the crucial questions in the treatment of drug abusers; including: * Which treatments work with what sorts of abusers? * What are the key indicators of likely success? * Does coercion work or must treatment be freely entered into? * Is drug testing an essential backup for successful treatment? Featuring contributions from some the leading figures in this field, "Drug Treatment: What Works?" will be essential reading for students, academics and professionals studying drug treatment in the areas criminology, social policy and medicine. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Criminology - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction |
| Dewey: 362.293 |
| LCCN: 2004042726 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.2" W x 9.46" (1.19 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Britain, like almost everywhere else, has a burgeoning drug problem. Finding ways of dealing with this problem is a major platform of government policy and a great deal has been made of the impact of treatment on drug users. Drug Treatment: What Works? is a cutting edge survey of the latest developments in these treatments, and it sets out to ask some of the crucial questions in the treatment of drug abusers; including: * Which treatments work with what sorts of abusers? * What are the key indicators of likely success? * Does coercion work or must treatment be freely entered into? * Is drug testing an essential backup for successful treatment? Featuring contributions from some the leading figures in this field, Drug Treatment: What Works? will be essential reading for students, academics and professionals studying drug treatment in the areas criminology, social policy and medicine. |
