Preventing Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol, Culture, and Control

ISBN-10: 0275949265
ISBN-13: 9780275949266
Category: Psychology / Psychopathology / Addiction
Pages: 140
Language: English
Published: 1995
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
Author: David J. Hanson

Description

The prevailing approach to preventing or reducing alcohol problems is generally ineffective, often counter-productive.

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