Drug Abuse: An Introduction - Hardcover

Abadinsky, Howard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0830414762 ISBN 13: 9780830414765

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 1997

Synopsis

This book explores all aspects of the drug and alcohol abuse issue, including history, pharmacology, theories of use, treatment and prevention, drug business, drug law enforcement, and U.S. drug policy. Reports on the latest data on drug concern provide further examination of alcohol and explore the abuse of additional substances such as inhalants, herbal stimulants, and designer drugs. The major drugs are arranged into depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and cannabis, and each is discussed thoroughly.

About this title

About the Author:

Howard Abadinsky is professor of criminal justice at St John's University. He served eight years as an inspector for the Cook County, Illinois, sheriff and 15 years as a New York state parole officer and senior parole officer. The founder of the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime, he also served as a consultant to the President's Commission on Organized Crime. He holds a B.A. from Queens College of the City University of New York, an M.S.W. from Fordham University, and a Ph.D. in sociology from New York University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0830414762
• ISBN 13: 9780830414765
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 447