1st Edition

Illegal Drug Use in the United Kingdom Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement

Edited By Cameron Stark, Brian A. Kidd, Roger A.D Sykes Copyright 1999
265 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

265 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1999, Illegal Drug Use in the United Kingdom provides a comprehensive review of information and interventions available in drug misuse in order to inform local drug policies. In keeping with the policy documents in both Scotland and England, the volume covers the breadth of possible interventions, rather than health care alone. Separate chapters review educational, policing... Read more

1. European Drug Policy on Supply and Demand Reduction. Paul Cook. 2. UK Policy. Brian A. Kidd and Roger A.D. Sykes. 3. Education and Drug Misuse: School Interventions. Niall Coggans, Sally Haw and Jonathan Watson. 4. Operational Policy Issues. Tony Doyle. 5. Counselling for Drug Misuse. Pat Lerpiniere. 6. Medical Interventions. Brian A. Kidd and Roger A.D. Sykes. 7. Residential Rehabilitation Services. Steven Dalton. 8. Drug Services in Rural Areas. Charles Lind. 9. Working with Women who use Drugs. Mary Hepburn. 10. The Treatment of Drug Users in Prison. J. Kennedy Roberts and Brian A. Kidd. 11. Recreational Drug Use and the Club Scene. Natalie Morel. 12. Sex Workers. Moira C. Paton. 13. Co-Morbidity. Malcolm Bruce. 14. Issues in Assessing the Nature and Extent of Local Drug Misuse. Martin Frischer and Avril Taylor. 15. Creating a Local Strategy. Cameron Stark and Brian A. Kidd.

Biography

Stark, Cameron; Kidd, Brian A.; Sykes, Roger A.D