Drug Treatment: What Works?

by Philip Bean

2021-01-07 15:09:13

Britain, like almost everywhere else, has a burgeoning drug problem. Finding ways of dealing with this problem is a major platform of government policy and a great deal has been made of the impact of treatment on drug users.Drug Treatment: What Works... Read more
Britain, like almost everywhere else, has a burgeoning drug problem. Finding ways of dealing with this problem is a major platform of government policy and a great deal has been made of the impact of treatment on drug users.Drug Treatment: What Works?is a cutting edge survey of the latest developments in these treatments, and it sets out to ask some of the crucial questions in the treatment of drug abusers; including:

* Which treatments work with what sorts of abusers?
* What are the key indicators of likely success?
* Does coercion work or must treatment be freely entered into?
* Is drug testing an essential backup for successful treatment?

Featuring contributions from some the leading figures in this field,Drug Treatment: What Works?will be essential reading for students, academics and professionals studying drug treatment in the areas criminology, social policy and medicine. Less

Book Details

File size9.21 X 6.14 X 0.8 in
Print pages272
PublisherRoutledge
Publication date September 24, 2004
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780415268165
Author
Philip Bean was formerly a probation officer in the Inner London Probation and After Care Service (until 1970) before taking up appointments for the Medical Research Council. He was Secretary and late...

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