Drug Abuse: Nonmedical Use of Dependence-Producing Drugs

Front Matter....Pages i-8
Introductory....Pages 9-14
Introductory Address Drug Dependence — Putting History on the Agenda....Pages 15-24
Front Matter....Pages 24-24
Non-Pharmacological Factors in Drug Dependence....Pages 25-34
Pharmacological Factors in Drug Dependence....Pages 35-47
Cultural Factors Associated with Cannabis use in Israel....Pages 48-66
Psycho-Social Factors in Alcoholism....Pages 67-69
Clinical Research on Dependence-Producing Drugs....Pages 70-76
Perspectives in Pharmacological Research on Drug Dependence....Pages 77-103
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
The Patterns of Drug Abuse in France....Pages 104-110
Patterns of Drug Abuse in Sweden....Pages 111-113
The Patterns of Drug Abuse in the United Kingdom....Pages 114-117
Patterns of Drug Abuse in Iran....Pages 118-122
Patterns of Drug Abuse in India....Pages 123-127
Patterns of Drug Abuse in South East Asia....Pages 128-137
Dependence Producing Drugs and the Traffic Safety....Pages 138-145
Patterns of Abuse of Dependence Producing Drugs-Some Research Approaches and Strategies....Pages 146-172
Front Matter....Pages 172-172
Legal Approaches....Pages 173-177
The International Approaches to Drug Control....Pages 178-186
Preventive Approaches to Drug Dependence — Educational Approaches....Pages 187-192
Community Approaches to Drug Dependence....Pages 193-203
Front Matter....Pages 172-172
Medical Approaches to the Prevention of Drug Dependence....Pages 204-209
The Contribution of Electroencephalography to the Detection of Withdrawal Symptoms- In Cases of Pre-Existing Drug Dependence....Pages 209-213
Establishing a Community-Based Drug Treatment Programme....Pages 214-248
Summary....Pages 249-253
Back Matter....Pages 254-289