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Drug Addiction and Drug Policy: The Struggle to Control Dependence by William N. Brownsberger, Philip B. Heymann (Hardcover, 2001)

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This book is the culmination of five years of impassioned conversations among distinguished scholars in law, public policy, medicine, and biopsychology, about the most difficult questions in drug policy and the study of addictions. As these intensely argued chapters show, the obvious answers are always alluring but frequently wrong. Do drug addicts have an illness, or is their addiction under their control? Should they be treated as patients, or as criminals? Challenging the conventional wisdom in both the psychiatric community and the enforcement community, the authors show the falsity of these standard dichotomies. They argue that the real question is how coercion and support can be used together to steer addicts toward productive life. Written in clear and forceful language, without ideological blinkers and with close attention to empirical data, this book has something to teach both novice and expert in the fields of drug addiction and drug policy. The authors' resistance to sloganeering from right or left will raise the quality of public discussion of a complex issue, and contribute to the management of one of the most painful and enduring problems of American society.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Peter Reuter, Mark H. Moore, Sally Satel, Mark Kleiman, Gene M. Heyman, Jonathan Caulkins, George E. Vaillant, David Boyum, Harvard University Press
ISBN-13
9780674003279
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94940265

Product Key Features

Author
William N. Brownsberger, Philip B. Heymann
Publication Name
Drug Addiction and Drug Policy: the Struggle to Control Dependence
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Government, Healthcare System
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
235mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
535g

Additional Product Features

Series Title
Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Philip B. Heymann, William N. Brownsberger

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