Combining theory and research this clearly explains how each theoretical model contributes different types of solutions to 'the drug problem', whether it is treatment, harm minimization or social intervention. Using extracts from the author's own research interviews with drug users, it also offers a real insight into user perspectives.

Table of Contents

Preface Care and Control: Drug Dependency, Health Risks and Social Harm Drug Users' Perspectives on Drug Use and Dependence Reducing Dependence: Approaches to Treatment Drug Users' Perspectives on Health Risks Harm Minimisation and Public Health Drug Users' Perspectives on Social Harm Reducing Social Harm: Social Inclusion and Crime Reduction Working with Users: Motivation, Maintenance and Recovery Aftercare: Relapse Prevention and Social Inclusion

About the Author

JAN KEENE is an Emeritus Professor of Primary Care at the University of Reading, UK. She is a Chartered Psychologist and Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health. She has written four books and 36 papers in the drug misuse field, including population studies, service evaluations and studies of user views.

Reviews

'This is a good book that presents an accessible up-to-date summary of a particular current societal concern and will support many social workers [...] It offers an excellent insight into another world, or at least a specific context of the shared world - one that social workers must increasingly occupy.' - British Journal of Social Work