| Demystifying Drugs: A Psychosocial Perspective 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Goldberg, Ted (Author), Campling, Jo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333722469 ISBN-13: 9780333722466 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - Drugs - Social Science | Methodology - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 362.29 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.77 lbs) 291 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on extensive participant observation research, a life-history model is presented to explain why very few of those who come into contact with narcotics become problematic consumers; that is make drugs one of the most central elements in their lives. The model covers four stages in the deviant career; two preceding and two subsequent to the individual's narcotics debut. Prohibition and harm reduction as models for intervention are presented, and the implications for drug policy of the life-history model are discussed. |