Epidemiology of Drug Abuse
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As the drug abuse epidemic evolves, so do the tools needed to understand and treat it. Accordingly, this work takes the long view, cogently outlining what the authors call "the natural history of drug abuse" and redefining its complex phenomena to reflect our present-day knowledge. Twenty-six eminent contributors discuss the state and future of the field, balancing the practical concerns involved in gathering drug abuse data with the ethics of using the information, and shedding significant light on infrequently covered areas.
Provides educators, researchers and the lay public a general overview of the current knowledge within the field of drug abuse epidemiology Serves as a supplement to other course offerings in epidemiology, public health, health education or drug abuse Also serves as a general reference for those with an interest in learning more about the field of drug abuse epidemiology
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Zili Sloboda
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"Many who promote a demand-reduction philosophy for solving the nation's substance abuse policy cite a disparity between the funding levels for interdiction versus those for demand-reduction activities. In part, the disparity can be attributed to an ability of the interdiction side to quantify its needs and its successes. Epidemiology may be the best tool at our disposal for decreasing this level-of-resource disparity by leading the field toward more quantification- and evidence-based interventions. Sloboda's work may help to accomplish this very worthy goal."
James M. Topolski, Ph.D., from PsycCritiques, April 12, 2006, Vol. 51 (15), Article 9
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