NCJ Number
57805
Editor(s)
R I DUPONT,
A GOLDSTEIN,
J O'DONNELL
Date Published
1979
Length
461 pages
Annotation
WRITTEN BY SOME 40 EXPERTS IN VARIOUS DRUG-RELATED FIELDS, THIS COMPILATION OF ARTICLES FOCUSES ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN DRUG ABUSE RESEARCH AND PROGRAM INITIATIVES.
Abstract
INTENDED FOR USE BY DRUG ABUSE PROFESSIONALS, BUT CONTAINING USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE GENERAL AUDIENCE AS WELL, EACH CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS SPECIFIC TOPICS FROM THE PAST 5 YEARS (1972-1977) OF RESEARCH AND PROGRAM INITIATIVE. WHERE RELEVANT, BRIEF SECTIONS ON THE IMPLICATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH, TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND TRAINING ARE INCLUDED. THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE COVERED: (1) OVERVIEW OF DRUG TREATMENT, PRESENTING A BRIEF HISTORY OF DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT; (2) TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR NARCOTIC ADDICTS, DESCRIBING DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT, OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, CLINICAL ASPECTS OF METHADONE MAINTENANCE, AND TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS; (3) TREATMENT METHODS FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS INCLUDING WOMEN IN TREATMENT, FAMILY TREATMENT, TREATMENT OF POLYDRUG ABUSERS, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, JOB-BASED ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PROGRAMS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE CLIENTS; (4) DRUGS OF RECENT PUBLIC CONCERN, SUCH AS INHALANTS, COCAINE, AMPHETAMINES, BARBITURATES, AND PCP; (5) DRUG PROBLEMS IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS, INCLUDING THE ELDERLY, YOUTH, MINORITIES, AND RESIDENTS OF RURAL AREAS; (6) PSYCHOSOCIAL STUDIES OF DRUG USERS, HIGHLIGHTING NONADDICTIVE OPIATE USE, ETIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DRUG ABUSE, ADDICT CAREERS, MARIHUANA USE, AND DRUGS AND CRIME; (7) EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES, INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TREATMENT OF DRUG ABUSERS, SAMPLE SURVEYS OF DRUG ABUSE, AND ABUSE PREVALENCE; (8) SPECIAL ISSUES, SUCH AS PROGRAM MANGEMENT PROBLEMS, DEVELOPMENTS IN TRAINING, AND PREVENTION ISSUES; AND (9) DRUG TREATMENT IN THE FUTURE, PRESENTING ADVANCES IN BASIC RESEARCH AND SPECULATION AS TO THE FUTURE OF DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION. REFERENCES AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARE PROVIDED IN MOST CHAPTERS. TABULAR DATA, CHARTS, AND DIAGRAMS ARE INCLUDED OCCASIONALLY. (LWM)