| Drug Addiction and Drug Policy: The Struggle to Control Dependence Contributor(s): Heymann, Philip B. (Editor), Brownsberger, William N. (Editor), Boyum, David (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0674003276 ISBN-13: 9780674003279 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $84.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: This book is the culmination of five years of impassioned conversations among distinguished scholars in law, public policy, medicine, and biopsychology, about the most difficult questions in drug policy and the study of addictions. As these intensely argued chapters show, the obvious answers are always alluring but frequently wrong. Do drug addicts have an illness, or is their addiction under their control? Should they be treated as patients, or as criminals? Challenging the conventional wisdom in both the psychiatric community and the enforcement community, the authors show the falsity of these standard dichotomies. They argue that the real question is how coercion and support can be used together to steer addicts toward productive life. Written in clear and forceful language, without ideological blinkers and with close attention to empirical data, this book has something to teach both novice and expert in the fields of drug addiction and drug policy. The authors' resistance to sloganeering from right or left will raise the quality of public discussion of a complex issue, and contribute to the management of one of the most painful and enduring problems of American society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - Drugs - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - General - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
| Dewey: 362.290 |
| LCCN: 00054486 |
| Series: Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.41" W x 9.59" (1.18 lbs) 288 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book is the culmination of five years of impassioned conversations among distinguished scholars in law, public policy, medicine, and biopsychology, about the most difficult questions in drug policy and the study of addictions. As these intensely argued chapters show, the obvious answers are always alluring but frequently wrong. Do drug addicts have an illness, or is their addiction under their control? Should they be treated as patients, or as criminals? Challenging the conventional wisdom in both the psychiatric community and the enforcement community, the authors show the falsity of these standard dichotomies. They argue that the real question is how coercion and support can be used together to steer addicts toward productive life. Written in clear and forceful language, without ideological blinkers and with close attention to empirical data, this book has something to teach both novice and expert in the fields of drug addiction and drug policy. The authors' resistance to sloganeering from right or left will raise the quality of public discussion of a complex issue, and contribute to the management of one of the most painful and enduring problems of American society. |
Contributor Bio(s): Heymann, Philip B.: - Philip B. Heymann is James Barr Ames Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.Brownsberger, William N.: - William N. Brownsberger is a Massachusetts State Senator. Until 2007 he was Associate Director for Public Policy at the Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.Moore, Mark H.: - Mark H. Moore is Hauser Professor of Nonprofit Organizations at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Herbert A. Simon Professor of Education, Management, and Organizational Behavior at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has also been a Visiting Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.Vaillant, George E.: - George E. Vaillant is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.Heyman, Gene M.: - Gene M. Heyman is a research psychologist at McLean Hospital and a Lecturer in Psychology at Harvard Medical School. |