This is a guide to the medical, pharmacological, social and legal aspects of drug abuse and addiction. It offers practical information for everybody working in these areas.
Table of Contents
Introduction, A.H.Ghodse and D.Maxwell. Part 1 Identifying the problem: what is dependence?, A.Johns; effects of drugs of dependence, S.Madden; extent and pattern of drug abuse and dependence, S. Das Gupta; courses of drug use - the concepts of career and natural history, J.Strang, M.Gossop and G.Stimpson. Part 2 Treatment and management: clinical management, J.R.Morgan; psychological treatments, M.Gossop and J.Strang;
