The Drug Problem

Martin Levinson

ISBN 10: 027596129X / ISBN 13: 9780275961299

Published by ABC-Clio, Incorporated, 2002

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pp. 220 Index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Drug Problem
• Publisher: ABC-Clio, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 027596129X
• ISBN 13: 9780275961299
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Current approaches to the drug problem are not working and almost everyone agrees that more effective solutions are needed. This comprehensive volume offers a dynamic new approach to understanding and solving the drug problem. This text applies the techniques and formulations of general semantics to investigate and make recommendations about various aspects of drug abuse. General semantics, a process problem-solving approach based on the primacy of the scientific method and importance of language as a shaper of thoughts and perceptions, has a proven record of success in problem-solving across a wide variety of disciplines and fields.

Topics examined include American drug history and policy, the legalization issue, drugs and creativity, treatment, and prevention. A chronological overview of drug-taking in human history and a resource guide are provided. One chapter offers an in-depth description of an effective drug abuse prevention model and a program using the model.

About the Author

MARTIN H. LEVINSON is an Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor in New York state, as well as Director of Project Share, a New York City school-based drug prevention program.