Substance use & abuse: cultural and historical perspectives

"Substance Use and Abuse: Cultural and Historical Perspectives provides an inclusive explanation of the human desire to take drugs. Using a multidisciplinary framework, authors Russil Durrant and Jo Thakker explore the cultural and historical variables that contribute to drug use. Intergrating...

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1. Verfasser: Durrant, Russil (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Thousand Oaks, Calif. Sage Publications 2003
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Zusammenfassung:"Substance Use and Abuse: Cultural and Historical Perspectives provides an inclusive explanation of the human desire to take drugs. Using a multidisciplinary framework, authors Russil Durrant and Jo Thakker explore the cultural and historical variables that contribute to drug use. Intergrating biological, psychosocial, and cultural-historical perspectives, this innovative and accessible volume addresses the fundamental question of why drug use is such a ubiquitous feature of human society."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-289) and indexes
Beschreibung:xi, 311 p. ill. : 24 cm
ISBN:0761923411
076192342X