Chapter 20. Drug Use, Drug Problems and Drug Addiction: Social Influences and Social Responses
- Craig Morgan,
- Dinesh Bhugra
Published Online: 28 MAR 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9780470684214.ch20
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Principles of Social Psychiatry, Second Edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Strang, J., Gossop, M. and Witton, J. (2010) Drug Use, Drug Problems and Drug Addiction: Social Influences and Social Responses, in Principles of Social Psychiatry, Second Edition (eds C. Morgan and D. Bhugra), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470684214.ch20
Editor Information
NIH Biomedical Research Centre and Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 28 MAR 2010
- Published Print: 16 APR 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470697139
Online ISBN: 9780470684214
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- drug use, drug problems and drug addiction - social influences and social responses;
- substance abuse, and social problems within society;
- drug use, drug problems and drug addiction terminology;
- commonly abused drugs, subject to legal restrictions on possession and use;
- National Treatment Drug Monitoring System (NDTMS) - figures for England;
- National Treatment Outcome Research Study (NTORS);
- prison release, a time of special risk;
- women drug misusers, bringing up children - facing special difficulties;
- narcotics anonymous and twelve-step treatments;
- residential drug-free rehabilitation houses - falling into three categories
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Drug Use, Drug Problems and Drug Addiction Terminology
Epidemiology
Special Studies
Gender – Women and Men and different Involvement with Drug Problems and With Treatment
Drug Careers or the Natural History of Addiction?
Treatment – Policy and Clinical Approaches
Community-Based Treatment and other Initiatives
Narcotics Anonymous and Twelve-Step Treatments
Rehabilitation Houses/Therapeutic Communities
The Problem of Relapse
‘Spontaneous’ or ‘Natural’ Recovery
Manipulating the Environment
Manipulating the Home Environment
Studies of the Neighbourhood and its Influence
Conclusion
References