Drug treatment systems in an international perspective : drugs, demons, and delinquents

Drug treatment systems in an international perspective drugs, demons, and delinquents

In the last 10 years, many countries have seen a rapid expansion in their specific drug treatment services. This book describes the ways in which 20 different countries worldwide have chosen to cope with the spread of illicit drugs and the expansion of services. Contributors from a range of discipli...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Klingemann, Harald, 1948- (-), Hunt, Geoffrey, 1947-
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE c1998.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Drug abuse > Prevention > Cross-cultural studies.
Drug abuse > Treatment > Cross-cultural studies.
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation > Cross-cultural studies.
Drug control > Cross-cultural studies.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798169606719
Table of Contents:
  • part I. Drug prohibition and the abstinence paradigm
  • part II. The experimental countries
  • part III. Social change and drug treatment in Central Europe and Russia
  • part IV. From moral crusades to cost-efficient pragmatism
  • part V. The Latin American connection
  • part VI. Wine and illicit drugs
  • part VII. Economic revolution and cultural transformation in the Far East
  • part VIII. Gender, finance, and system integration : findings from 20 countries.

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