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Demystifying Drugs: A Psychosocial Perspective

Demystifying Drugs: A Psychosocial Perspective

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Addiction & RecoveryGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0333722469
ISBN13: 9780333722466
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Jul 12 1999
Pages: 291
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Based on extensive participant observation research, a life-history model is presented to explain why very few of those who come into contact with narcotics become problematic consumers; that is make drugs one of the most central elements in their lives. The model covers four stages in the deviant career; two preceding and two subsequent to the individual's narcotics debut. Prohibition and harm reduction as models for intervention are presented, and the implications for drug policy of the life-history model are discussed.

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