Recognizing Sufism: Contemplation in the Islamic Tradition

by Ruth A Etzel

Overview

Addressing drug use and abuse as a global phenomenon, this text draws on contemporary and international research findings to examine the causes of drug use in different countries and to explore different policy responses to its prevention and treatment. It is an invaluable resource for students, practitioners and anyone concerned with drug use.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848857902
Publisher:	I. B. Tauris & Company
Publication date:	11/30/2016
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Benjamin P. Bowser is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at California State University East Bay, USA.

Carl O. Word is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Argosy University, USA.

Toby Seddon is Professor of Law and Director of Research in the School of Law at the University of Manchester, UK.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION.-1. Substance Abuse: a Growing Social Problem.- 2. Scope of the Issue: Prevalence of Drug Abuse.- 3. Prohibition of Alcohol and Opiates.- 4. Social Marketing Perspective.- PART II: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES.- 5. Sociological Perspectives.- 6. Criminological Perspectives.- 7. Psychological Perspectives.- 8. Physiological Perspectives.-PART III: RESPONSES.- 9. Public Policy: Criminal Justice Responses.- 10. Public Policy: Public Health Responses.- 11. Prevention.- 12. Treatment.- PART IV: CONCLUSION.- 13. Recommendations and Afterthoughts.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

This book provides a highly accessible, multidisciplinary and international perspective on explanations for and solutions to problem drug use and will be invaluable to students tackling the complex debates in this field' - Sharon Grace,Teaching Fellow in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of York, UK