NCJ Number
883
Date Published
1970
Length
137 pages
Annotation
OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM OF DRUG ADDICTION IN AMERICA FROM THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TO THE PRESENT METHODS OF TREATMENT.
Abstract
THE REPORT INCLUDES CHAPTERS ON A HISTORY OF AMERICAN REACTION TO NARCOTICS USE, PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF ADDICTION, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH APPROACH TO DIAGNOSIS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT. THE APPENDICES INCLUDE A GLOSSARY OF DEPENDENCE PRODUCING DRUGS, 20 PAGE QUESTIONNAIRE GIVEN TO DRUG ADDICTS, 7 CASE HISTORIES, RESULTS OF RESEARCH, AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.