Details

Subject(s)

• Substance abuse—Social aspects [Browse]
• Drug abuse—Social aspects [Browse]

Related name

• Thakker, Jo. [Browse]

Summary note

The primary goal of the authors is to explore the cultural & historical variables that provide a contextual base to drug abuse. They demonstrate how this approach can be integrated within a mainstream biopsychosocial perspective.

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-289) and indexes.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

• Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - What Needs to Be Explained and How Should We Explain It?; Chapter 2 - The Nature and Scope of Substance Use and Abuse; Chapter 3 - An Evolutionary Perspective; Chapter 4 - Drugs in History; Chapter 5 - The Forces of History: Explaining Patterns of Use and Abuse; Chapter 6 - Drugs and Culture; Chapter 7 - The Role of Culture: Explaining Patterns of Use; Chapter 8 - Conceptualizing and Treating Substance Use Problems: A Cultural-Historical Perspective; Chapter 9 - Prevention, Treatment, and Public Policy: An Integrated Perspective
• ReferencesAuthor Index; Subject Index; About the Authors

ISBN

• 1-322-41488-2
• 0-7619-2342-X
• 1-4522-6296-9

OCLC

• 809772276
• 1007858620

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