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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