Understanding Drug Use and Abuse - by Benjamin P Bowser & Carl O Word & Toby Seddon

About the Book

Addressing drug use and abuse as a global phenomenon, this text draws on contemporary and international research findings to examine the causes of drug use in different countries and to explore different policy responses to its prevention and treatment. It is an invaluable resource for students, practitioners and anyone concerned with drug use.

Book Synopsis

Addressing drug use and abuse as a global phenomenon, this text draws on contemporary and international research findings to examine the causes of drug use in different countries and to explore different policy responses to its prevention and treatment. It is an invaluable resource for students, practitioners and anyone concerned with drug use.

Review Quotes

"Understanding Drug Use and Abuse: A Global Perspective is an ambitious text that covers a lot of pertinent issues ranging from the historical development of drug policy to the physiology of drug use ... Understanding Drug Use and Abuse is definitely a student text that explains many of the taken-for-granted assumptions often evident in other books on drugs ... The book is well written and is a good text for both students and academics alike." --Tammy Ayres, The British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 58 (2)

About the Author

Benjamin P. Bowser is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at California State University East Bay, USA.

Carl O. Word is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Argosy University, USA.

Toby Seddon is Professor of Law and Director of Research in the School of Law at the University of Manchester, UK.
Benjamin P. Bowser is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at California State University East Bay, USA.

Carl O. Word is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Argosy University, USA.

Toby Seddon is Professor of Law and Director of Research in the School of Law at the University of Manchester, UK.