Drug Addiction and Its Treatment

by Michael Gossop

Few problems are as complicated as drug misuse. Drug addiction is a major public health issue with implications for healthcare systems and society at large. As well as expenditure on prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, costs are also incurred by the welfare, social service and the criminal justice systems. In addition, there are further human costs associated with impaired health, damaged relationships and lowered productivity. This book is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198526083
• ISBN13: 9780198526087
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"