NCJ Number
11876
Date Published
1974
Length
430 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE OVERALL PROBLEM OF DRUG ABUSE AND SOCIETY'S RESPONSE TO IT AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON EACH OF THE MAJOR CATEGORIES OF ABUSED SUBSTANCES.
Abstract
THE DISCUSSION OF THE DIMENSIONS OF AND RESPONSES TO THE DRUG ABUSE PROBLEM COVERS THE FOLLOWING AREAS - CONTROL, RECOGNITION, AND INVESTIGATION OF DRUG ABUSE, AND TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG USERS. THE CATEGORIES OF SUBSTANCES COVERED ARE CANNABIS, STIMULANTS, SEDATIVES, HALLUCINOGENS, AND DELERIANTS. THE APPENDIX CONSISTS OF A DICTIONARY OF SLANG AND TECHNICAL TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH DRUGS. CITED AND EXCERPTED THROUGHOUT ARE STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STATUTORY MATERIAL DRUG ABUSE.