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Book SynopsisCopy Web Catalog: Emerging Perspectives on Substance Misuse addresses theoretical, practice and policy issues with regard to the problematic use of alcohol and illegal drugs.
Trade Review“This book goes a long way to filling that gap and I will be adding this text as essential reading for my students. I recommend it to the readers of Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy.” (Drugs: education, prevention and policy, 1 December 2014)
“The book skilfully and succinctly summarises current knowledge about substance misuse, along with thought-provoking perspectives on the wider issues related to an individual’s use and the impact it has on themselves and society. In doing so, it provides a valuable snapshot view of topics, which students and professionals might further explore.” (DrugLink, 1 March 2014)
"The essays address such diverse topics as drug criminalization law, alcohol policy, screening for alcohol disorders, and various aproaches to addiction treatment. While the essays are not tightly interrelated, they provide a broad view of current trends in drug use research that may particularly help researchers in the US to keep abreast of developments in other parts of the world." (Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, May 2014)
Table of ContentsContributors vii
About the Editor ix
Preface xi
1 Changing Perspectives on Problematic Drug Use 1
Richard Velleman
2 Formulating Effective Alcohol Policy: Not as Simple as it Sounds 23
Robin Davidson
3 Binge Drinking: Consumption, Consequences, Causes and Control 40
Willm Mistral
4 A Picture Tells a Thousand Stories: Young Women, Mobile Technology, and Drinking Narratives 59
Rebecca Brown
5 Exploring Emerging Perspectives on Gender and Drug Use 80
Karenza Moore and Fiona Measham
6 Embracing Children and Families in Substance-Misuse Treatment 98
Lorna Templeton
7 In Their Own Right: Developing Confidential Services for Children and Young People Affected by Parental Alcohol and Drug Use 118
Louise Hill
8 Screening for Alcohol Use Disorders 134
Lesley Smith
9 From Comorbidity to Multiple Health Behaviour Change 152
Amanda Baker, Sarah Hiles, Louise Thornton, Amanda Searl, Peter Kelly, and Frances Kay-Lambkin
10 Counselling in Intensive Structured Day Treatment: The Co-production of Recovery 170
Tim Leighton
11 Movements Towards Recovery 187
Willm Mistral and Stephen Wilkinson
12 How Current Drug Laws Impede Research and Clinical Treatments 206
David Nutt
Index 215
