NCJ Number
61537
Editor(s)
G A AUSTIN,
M A MACORI,
D J LETTIERI
Date Published
1979
Length
326 pages
Annotation
SUMMARIES OF DRUG-RELATED RESEARCH ON TOPICS PREVIOUSLY COVERED IN SELECTED VOLUMES OF 'THE RESEARCH ISSUES SERIES' ARE PRESENTED. THE SERIES DEALS WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF DRUG USE.
Abstract
THE RESEARCH ISSUES SERIES COLLECTS THEORETICAL AND RESEARCH LITERATURE DEALING WITH THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL IMPLICATIONS OF MAN'S INVOLVEMENT WITH DRUGS. WITH EACH VOLUME FOCUSING ON A TOPIC OF CURRENT INTEREST, THE SERIES PROVIDES A REFERENCE OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TOOLS AND OF ABSTRACTS OF STUDIES AND THEORETICAL EXPOSITIONS. THESE UPDATES TO PREVIOUS TOPICS COVER RESEARCH ON FAMILY AND PEER INFLUENCE (PREDICTION OF DRUG USE, FAMILY DYNAMICS OF HEROIN USERS, PATTERNS OF ADOLESCENT DRUG USE); ATTITUDE CHANGE (USERS' AND NONUSERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS DRUGS, SOURCES OF INFORMATION, THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA); PERSONALITY (CORRELATES AND PREDICTORS OF DRUG USE, LOCUS OF CONTROL, AND USERS' TRAITS); AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (BEHAVIOR DISORDERS AND DRUG USE, SOCIOPATHY, POLYDRUG USE). ALSO COVERED ARE ADDICT LIFESTYLES (DESCRIPTIVE, COMPARATIVE, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND CHARACTERISTICS STUDIES), EMPLOYMENT (ATTITUDES TOWARDS DRUG USE ON THE JOB, EFFECTS ON WORK PERFORMANCE, AND EMPLOYER REHABILITATION PROGRAMS); AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. ADDITIONAL SUMMARIES DEAL WITH DRUG LAWS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; THE EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND FUNCTIONING, EFFECTS ON PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR OFFSPRING AS WELL AS TREATMENT FOR THESE WOMEN; DRIVING BEHAVIORS, PARTICULARLY THOSE PSYCHOMOTOR AND PERCEPTUAL FUNCTIONS RELATING TO DRIVING PERFORMANCE; DEATH AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO DRUG USE; AND COCAINE, INCLUDING HISTORICAL, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, PHARMACOLOGICAL, AND CLINICAL STUDIES. FOR INCLUSION, RESEARCH MUST BE EMPIRICAL OR REFLECT A MAJOR THEORETICAL APPROACH, HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1974 AND 1977, AND BE IN ENGLISH WITH A FOCUS ON AMERICAN ISSUES. ENTRIES ARE ALPHABETICAL BY AUTHOR WITHIN SUBJECT CLASSIFICATIONS; AN INDEX IS PROVIDED. (DAG)