The Social Psychology of Drug Abuse

by Steven Yale Sussman and Susan L. Ames

* Is drug abuse a disease? * What causes drug abuse? * How can drug abuse be best prevented or treated? This concise and comprehensive overview unravels the complexities surrounding the definition, cause and treatment of drug abuse. The authors set out the different classes of drugs of abuse, distinguish drug use from abuse, and consider whether or not drug abuse should be seen as a disease. They go on to examine other compulsive behaviours, such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0335206182
• ISBN13: 9780335206186
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"