عنوان

Drug addiction and drug policy :

0674038622

9780674038622

0674003276

9780674003279

b788187

Drug addiction and drug policy :

[Book]

the struggle to control dependence /

edited by Philip B. Heymann, William N. Brownsberger.

Cambridge, Mass. :

Harvard University Press,

2001.

1 online resource (viii, 273 pages) :

illustrations.

Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative Ser.

Includes bibliographical references.

This book is the culmination of five years of impassioned conversations among distinguished scholars in law, public policy, medicine, and biopsychology, about the most difficult questions in drug policy and the study of addictions. As these intensely argued chapters show, the obvious answers are always alluring but frequently wrong. Do drug addicts have an illness, or is their addiction under their control? Should they be treated as patients, or as criminals? Challenging the conventional wisdom in both the psychiatric community and the enforcement community, the authors show the falsity of these standard dichotomies. They argue that the real question is how coercion and support can be used together to steer addicts toward productive life. Written in clear and forceful language, without ideological blinkers and with close attention to empirical data, this book has something to teach both novice and expert in the fields of drug addiction and drug policy. The authors' resistance to sloganeering from right or left will raise the quality of public discussion of a complex issue, and contribute to the management of one of the most painful and enduring problems of American society.

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Drug addiction and drug policy.

9780674003279

Drug abuse-- Government policy-- United States.

Drug abuse-- United States-- Prevention.

Drug control-- United States.

Drugs of abuse-- Law and legislation-- United States.

Substance abuse-- United States-- Prevention.

Substance abuse-- United States.

Drug and Narcotic Control-- legislation & jurisprudence-- United States.

Public Policy-- United States.

Substance-Related Disorders-- prevention and control-- United States.

Drogue, Lutte contre la-- États-Unis.

Drogues-- Droit-- États-Unis.

Polytoxicomanie-- États-Unis-- Prévention.

Polytoxicomanie-- États-Unis.

Toxicomanie-- États-Unis-- Prévention.

Toxicomanie-- Politique gouvernementale-- États-Unis.

Drug abuse-- Government policy.

Drug abuse-- Prevention.

Drug control.

Drugs of abuse-- Law and legislation.

PSYCHOLOGY-- Psychopathology-- Addiction.

SELF-HELP-- Substance Abuse & Addictions-- General.

Substance abuse-- Prevention.

Substance abuse.

United States.

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PSY-- 038000

SEL-- 026000

Brownsberger, William N.

Heymann, Philip B.

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