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Drugs and British Society: Responses to a Social Problem in the Eighties book cover

1st Edition

Drugs and British Society Responses to a Social Problem in the Eighties

Edited By Susanne MacGregor Copyright 1989
242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge
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First published in 1989, Drugs and British Society (now with a new preface by Susanne MacGregor) provides information on the drugs problem in Britain in the 1980s, based on extensive research and experience, and places it in its international and historical context. The contributors to this book are all experts in this field, and are drawn from a range of disciplines, including epidemiology,... Read more

1. The public debate in the 1980s
Susanne MacGregor

2. Historical issues
Virginia Berridge

3. The international context
Richard Hartnoll

4. The epidemiology of illicit drug-use and misuse in Britain
Martin Plant

5. Young people and drugs
Lee O’Bryan

6. An inner-city community response to heroin-use
Angela Burr

7. Women, substance abuse and self-help
Betsy Ettorre

8. Drug-users and the prison system
Stephen Tippell

9. Drugs and the media: prevention campaigns and television
Robert Power

10. A model service: turning the generalist on to drugs
John Strang

11. Choices for policy and practice
Susanne MacGregor

Biography

Susanne MacGregor is Honorary Professor at the Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her research interests include Drugs problems and policies; alcohol policy; public health; social policy; and evaluation research.

Review of the first publication:

‘… we have a book which will be of interest to the specialist while also acting as an admirable text for students.’

— Journal of Social Policy, Volume 19, Issue 2

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