{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-drugs-and-society-isbn-9781118726792","title":"The Handbook of Drugs and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handbook provides a comprehensive examination of the past and present roles of drugs in society with a focus on theory, research, policy, and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes 28 original chapters with multi-disciplinary and international perspectives by top social and behavioral scientists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews current knowledge in the field, including key research findings, theoretical developments, and methodological debates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifies ongoing controversies in the field, emergent topics, and areas in need of further inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses individual drugs as well as topics like physiological theories of drug use and abuse, public health implications of drugs, patterns of drugs and crime, international drug trade and trafficking, and designer drugs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Understanding Drugs in Society 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Drugs and Society 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenry H. Brownstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Use and Marketing of Particular Drugs in Society 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Alcohol: Wide]Ranging Problems, Inadequate Responses 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorman Giesbrecht and Robin Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Global Marijuana Cultivation and Societal Place Because and In Spite of US Policy and Perception 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Hogan and Scott Jacques\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Heroin and Other Opiates 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy W. Kinlock and Michael S. Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Cocaine Powder and Crack Cocaine: A Changeable History? 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Gootenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Methamphetamine 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRalph A. Weisheit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Prescription Drugs 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian C. Kelly and Mark Pawson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Designer Drugs 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDina Perrone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Explaining the Place of Drugs in Society 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Drug Use as a Socially Constructed Problem 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter J. Venturelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Social Scientific Theories of Drug Use, Abuse, and Addiction 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen J. Bahr and John P. Hoffmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Intersection between Neurobiological and Psychological Theories of Substance Use Disorders 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArielle R. Baskin]Sommers and Bridget A. Hearon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Studying Drugs in Society 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Ethnographic Studies of Drugs in Communities 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheigla Murphy, Paloma Sales, and Sheigla Averill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Measurement and Design Challenges in the Study of Drugs and Society 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric L. Sevigny and Brian Fuleihan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V What We Know and Do Not Know about Drugs and Public Health and Safety 283\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 What Has Been Learned from Research on the Drugs–Crime Connection? 285\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Bennett and Jason Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Impact of Illicit Drugs on Public Health 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouisa Degenhardt and Wayne D. Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Research on Drugs and Social Characteristics 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathryn M. Nowotny, Jessica Frankeberger, and Alice Cepeda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Public Safety and Public Health in a Geographic and Economic Context 335\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Draus and Juliette Roddy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Drugs and Adverse Social Experience 369\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Drugs and Violent Crime 371\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenry H. Brownstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Drugs and Violence in Personal and Intimate Relationships 387\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeborah Baskin and Ira Sommers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Markets and Distribution Systems: The Birth, Growth, and Transformation of UK Drug Markets 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiggey May and Bina Bhardwa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Drugs as an Illicit Enterprise 443\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Criminalization of (Some) Drug]Involved People 445\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeil McKeganey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Culture and Subcultures of Illicit Drug Use and Distribution 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeoffrey Hunt and Karen Joe]Laidler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Displacement Effects of Supply]Reduction Policies in Latin America: A Tipping Point in Cocaine Trafficking, 2006–2008 482\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuan Carlos Garzón and John Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Responding to the Problem and Problems of Drugs in Society 505\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Drug Law Enforcement 507\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Golub, Alex S. Bennett, and Luther C. Elliott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Drug Abuse Prevention through Early Childhood Intervention 525\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth B. Robertson, Belinda E. Sims, and Eve E. Reider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Dealing with Drug Users: Treatment 555\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaLisa J. Carter and Daniel O’Connell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Drug Policy in the United States: A Dynamic Multilevel Experimental Environment 574\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuane C. McBride and Yvonne Terry]McElrath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 594\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry H. Brownstein\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Fellow in the Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Criminal Justice Studies Department at NORC- at the University of Chicago, USA and Professor and Director of the Center for Public Policy at the Wilder School at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Methamphetamine Industry in America: Transnational Cartels and Local Entrepreneurs\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eContemporary Drug Policy\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and \u003ci\u003eThe Social Reality of Violence and Violent Crime\u003c\/i\u003e (2000)\u003ci\u003e.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Drugs and Society\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive examination of the past and present roles of drugs in society with a focus on theory, research, policy, and practice. Edited by a noted scholar in the field and written by top social and behavioral scientists, it includes 27 original chapters with multidisciplinary and international perspectives. Each chapter reviews current knowledge in the field, including key research findings, theoretical developments, and methodological debates, and identifies ongoing controversies in the field, emergent topics, and areas in need of further inquiry. The coverage is broad and complete with discussion of individual drugs, as well as topics like physiological theories of drug use and abuse, public health implications of drugs, patterns of drugs and crime, international drug trade and trafficking, prevention of drug use and treatment of drug abuse, and designer drugs. Filled with up-to-date and engaging material, this collection provides important insights for scholars and practitioners in a field of high stakes and consequences for individuals and societies around the globe.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990247948517,"sku":"NP9781118726792","price":218.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118726792.jpg?v=1761787055","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-handbook-of-drugs-and-society-isbn-9781118726792","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}