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This is a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the study of substance use, abuse, and treatment.
"This book takes an integrative approach to the understanding of drug use and its relationship to social-cultural factors.
With its emphasis on the bio-psycho-social components of addiction, this text is essential reading for both beginning and experienced addiction counsellors and social workers.
The primary goal of the authors is to explore the cultural and historical variables that provide a contextual base to drug abuse. They demonstrate how this approach can be integrated within a mainstream biopsychosocial perspective.
This book represents the first academic effort to apply major sociological theories to the field of substance use and abuse in order to provide readers with a solid knowledge base from which they may develop more informed ideas about ...