Emerging Perspectives on Substance Misuse

Mistral, Willm (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1118302125 / ISBN 13: 9781118302125

Published by *Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

Seller Inventory # 14252746-n

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Emerging Perspectives on Substance Misuse addresses theoretical, practice and policy issues with regard to the problematic use of alcohol and illegal drugs.

 

• Comprises chapters from some of the most internationally well-known academics and practitioners representing a range of different specializations and perspectives in the field
• Presents a wide range of emerging evidence-based perspectives
• Includes content relevant for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers who work with individuals or policy related to drug and alcohol misuse
• Areas covered include -  gender and substance use, working with children and families of substance misusers and  the emerging recovery movement

About the Author:

Willm Mistral is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bath, and for many years managed the Mental Health Research & Development Unit, Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust. He has been involved in 75 research projects on substance misuse and mental health, and has published extensively. Dr. Mistral has provided consultation papers for the Welsh Assembly Government, for the Home Office Blueprint programme Involving Parents in Drugs Education, for the Department of Children, Schools and Families, and for Action on Addiction.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Emerging Perspectives on Substance Misuse
Publisher: *Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New