Emerging Perspectives on Substance Misuse: Emerging Perspectives in Practice and Policy

Willm Mistral

ISBN 10: 1118302125 / ISBN 13: 9781118302125

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

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1st edition. 230 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Emerging Perspectives on Substance Misuse: Emerging Perspectives in Practice and Policy
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118302125
• ISBN 13: 9781118302125
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.35 kilograms

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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.