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Book Synopsis
This handbook provides a comprehensive examination of the past and present roles of drugs in society with a focus on theory, research, policy, and practice.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors x

Notes on Contributors xiii

Acknowledgements xxi

Part I Understanding Drugs in Society 1

1 Drugs and Society 3
Henry H. Brownstein

Part II The Use and Marketing of Particular Drugs in Society 15

2 Alcohol: Wide]Ranging Problems, Inadequate Responses 17
Norman Giesbrecht and Robin Room

3 Global Marijuana Cultivation and Societal Place Because and In Spite of US Policy and Perception 53
Charles Hogan and Scott Jacques

4 Heroin and Other Opiates 72
Timothy W. Kinlock and Michael S. Gordon

5 Cocaine Powder and Crack Cocaine: A Changeable History? 90
Paul Gootenberg

6 Methamphetamine 109
Ralph A. Weisheit

7 Prescription Drugs 128
Brian C. Kelly and Mark Pawson

8 Designer Drugs 149
Dina Perrone

Part III Explaining the Place of Drugs in Society 175

9 Drug Use as a Socially Constructed Problem 177
Peter J. Venturelli

10 Social Scientific Theories of Drug Use, Abuse, and Addiction 197
Stephen J. Bahr and John P. Hoffmann

11 The Intersection between Neurobiological and Psychological Theories of Substance Use Disorders 218
Arielle R. Baskin]Sommers and Bridget A. Hearon

Part IV Studying Drugs in Society 237

12 Ethnographic Studies of Drugs in Communities 239
Sheigla Murphy, Paloma Sales, and Sheigla Averill

13 Measurement and Design Challenges in the Study of Drugs and Society 258
Eric L. Sevigny and Brian Fuleihan

Part V What We Know and Do Not Know about Drugs and Public Health and Safety 283

14 What Has Been Learned from Research on the Drugs–Crime Connection? 285
Trevor Bennett and Jason Edwards

15 The Impact of Illicit Drugs on Public Health 300
Louisa Degenhardt and Wayne D. Hall

16 Research on Drugs and Social Characteristics 320
Kathryn M. Nowotny, Jessica Frankeberger, and Alice Cepeda

17 Public Safety and Public Health in a Geographic and Economic Context 335
Paul Draus and Juliette Roddy

Part VI Drugs and Adverse Social Experience 369

18 Drugs and Violent Crime 371
Henry H. Brownstein

19 Drugs and Violence in Personal and Intimate Relationships 387
Deborah Baskin and Ira Sommers

20 Markets and Distribution Systems: The Birth, Growth, and Transformation of UK Drug Markets 416
Tiggey May and Bina Bhardwa

Part VII Drugs as an Illicit Enterprise 443

21 The Criminalization of (Some) Drug]Involved People 445
Neil McKeganey

22 The Culture and Subcultures of Illicit Drug Use and Distribution 460
Geoffrey Hunt and Karen Joe]Laidler

23 Displacement Effects of Supply]Reduction Policies in Latin America: A Tipping Point in Cocaine Trafficking, 2006–2008 482
Juan Carlos Garzón and John Bailey

Part VIII Responding to the Problem and Problems of Drugs in Society 505

24 Drug Law Enforcement 507
Andrew Golub, Alex S. Bennett, and Luther C. Elliott

25 Drug Abuse Prevention through Early Childhood Intervention 525
Elizabeth B. Robertson, Belinda E. Sims, and Eve E. Reider

26 Dealing with Drug Users: Treatment 555
TaLisa J. Carter and Daniel O’Connell

27 Drug Policy in the United States: A Dynamic Multilevel Experimental Environment 574
Duane C. McBride and Yvonne Terry]McElrath

Index 594

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 08/12/2015
      ISBN13: 9781118726792, 978-1118726792
      ISBN10: 1118726790
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This handbook provides a comprehensive examination of the past and present roles of drugs in society with a focus on theory, research, policy, and practice.

      Table of Contents

      List of Contributors x

      Notes on Contributors xiii

      Acknowledgements xxi

      Part I Understanding Drugs in Society 1

      1 Drugs and Society 3
      Henry H. Brownstein

      Part II The Use and Marketing of Particular Drugs in Society 15

      2 Alcohol: Wide]Ranging Problems, Inadequate Responses 17
      Norman Giesbrecht and Robin Room

      3 Global Marijuana Cultivation and Societal Place Because and In Spite of US Policy and Perception 53
      Charles Hogan and Scott Jacques

      4 Heroin and Other Opiates 72
      Timothy W. Kinlock and Michael S. Gordon

      5 Cocaine Powder and Crack Cocaine: A Changeable History? 90
      Paul Gootenberg

      6 Methamphetamine 109
      Ralph A. Weisheit

      7 Prescription Drugs 128
      Brian C. Kelly and Mark Pawson

      8 Designer Drugs 149
      Dina Perrone

      Part III Explaining the Place of Drugs in Society 175

      9 Drug Use as a Socially Constructed Problem 177
      Peter J. Venturelli

      10 Social Scientific Theories of Drug Use, Abuse, and Addiction 197
      Stephen J. Bahr and John P. Hoffmann

      11 The Intersection between Neurobiological and Psychological Theories of Substance Use Disorders 218
      Arielle R. Baskin]Sommers and Bridget A. Hearon

      Part IV Studying Drugs in Society 237

      12 Ethnographic Studies of Drugs in Communities 239
      Sheigla Murphy, Paloma Sales, and Sheigla Averill

      13 Measurement and Design Challenges in the Study of Drugs and Society 258
      Eric L. Sevigny and Brian Fuleihan

      Part V What We Know and Do Not Know about Drugs and Public Health and Safety 283

      14 What Has Been Learned from Research on the Drugs–Crime Connection? 285
      Trevor Bennett and Jason Edwards

      15 The Impact of Illicit Drugs on Public Health 300
      Louisa Degenhardt and Wayne D. Hall

      16 Research on Drugs and Social Characteristics 320
      Kathryn M. Nowotny, Jessica Frankeberger, and Alice Cepeda

      17 Public Safety and Public Health in a Geographic and Economic Context 335
      Paul Draus and Juliette Roddy

      Part VI Drugs and Adverse Social Experience 369

      18 Drugs and Violent Crime 371
      Henry H. Brownstein

      19 Drugs and Violence in Personal and Intimate Relationships 387
      Deborah Baskin and Ira Sommers

      20 Markets and Distribution Systems: The Birth, Growth, and Transformation of UK Drug Markets 416
      Tiggey May and Bina Bhardwa

      Part VII Drugs as an Illicit Enterprise 443

      21 The Criminalization of (Some) Drug]Involved People 445
      Neil McKeganey

      22 The Culture and Subcultures of Illicit Drug Use and Distribution 460
      Geoffrey Hunt and Karen Joe]Laidler

      23 Displacement Effects of Supply]Reduction Policies in Latin America: A Tipping Point in Cocaine Trafficking, 2006–2008 482
      Juan Carlos Garzón and John Bailey

      Part VIII Responding to the Problem and Problems of Drugs in Society 505

      24 Drug Law Enforcement 507
      Andrew Golub, Alex S. Bennett, and Luther C. Elliott

      25 Drug Abuse Prevention through Early Childhood Intervention 525
      Elizabeth B. Robertson, Belinda E. Sims, and Eve E. Reider

      26 Dealing with Drug Users: Treatment 555
      TaLisa J. Carter and Daniel O’Connell

      27 Drug Policy in the United States: A Dynamic Multilevel Experimental Environment 574
      Duane C. McBride and Yvonne Terry]McElrath

      Index 594

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