Substance use & abuse: cultural and historical perspectives
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Main Author: Durrant, Russil (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. Sage Publications c2003
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Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-289) and indexes
What needs to be explained and how should we explain it? -- The nature and scope of substance use and abuse -- An evolutionary perspective -- Drugs in history -- The forces of history: explaining patterns of use and abuse -- Drugs and culture -- The role of culture: explaining patterns of use -- Conceptualizing and treating substance use problems: a cultural-historical perspective -- Prevention, treatment, and public policy: an integrated perspective
"Substance Use and Abuse: Cultural and Historical Perspectives provides an inclusive explanation of the human desire to take drugs. Using a multidisciplinary framework, authors Russil Durrant and Jo Thakker explore the cultural and historical variables that contribute to drug use. Intergrating biological, psychosocial, and cultural-historical perspectives, this innovative and accessible volume addresses the fundamental question of why drug use is such a ubiquitous feature of human society."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 311 p. :)
ISBN:1452229678
1452262969
9780761923411
9781452229676
9781452262963