Drug Dependence Current Problems and Issues

Drug dependence-according to the 1969 W orId Health Organization definition-is 'A state, psychic and sometimes also physical, resulting from the interaction between a living organism and a drug, characte­ rized by behavioural and other responses that always include a com­ pulsion to take the dr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Glatt, M.M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1977, 1977
Edition:1st ed. 1977
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
LEADER 03222nmm a2200277 u 4500
001 EB000719024
003 EBX01000000000000000572106
005 00000000000000.0
007 cr|||||||||||||||||||||
008 140122 ||| eng
020 |a 9789401161473 
100 1 |a Glatt, M.M.  |e [editor] 
245 0 0 |a Drug Dependence  |h Elektronische Ressource  |b Current Problems and Issues  |c edited by M.M. Glatt 
250 |a 1st ed. 1977 
260 |a Dordrecht  |b Springer Netherlands  |c 1977, 1977 
300 |a 332 p  |b online resource 
505 0 |a I: Nature, Aetiology, Epidemiology -- 1 Alcohol and Drug Misuse Treatment: Problems and Issues -- 2 The Nature of Addiction -- 3 Vicious Circles in Alcoholism and Drug Dependence -- 4 The Epidemiology of Drug abuse and Drug abuse Rehabilitation -- 5 The Interaction Between Alcohol and Other Forms of Drug Taking -- II: Medical Complications -- 6 The Medical Complications of Drug abuse -- III: Treatment -- 7 Psychotherapy of Drug Dependents and Alcoholics -- 8 New and Innovative Techniques in the Treatment of Drug abuse -- 9 A Therapeutic Community for Dependent Individuals (‘Addicts’) in Prison -- IV: Prevention -- 10 Social Policy and the Prevention of Drug Abuse: Perspective on the Unimodal Approach -- 11 An Enforcement—Prevention Perspective on Drug abuse -- V: The Laboratory’s Contribution -- 12 Detection and Measurement of Drugs in Biological Fluids: Their Relevance to the Problem of Drug Abuse 
653 |a Public health 
653 |a Public Health 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b SBA  |a Springer Book Archives -2004 
028 5 0 |a 10.1007/978-94-011-6147-3 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6147-3?nosfx=y  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 614 
082 0 |a 613 
520 |a Drug dependence-according to the 1969 W orId Health Organization definition-is 'A state, psychic and sometimes also physical, resulting from the interaction between a living organism and a drug, characte­ rized by behavioural and other responses that always include a com­ pulsion to take the drug on a continuous or periodic basis in order to experience its psychic effects, and sometimes to avoid the discomfort of its absence. Tolerance mayor may not be present. A person may be dependent on more than one drug'. The substitution of the term 'Drug Dependence' in place of the previously employed terms 'Drug Addiction' and 'Drug Habituation' was recommended by a WHO Expert Committee in 1964. It was felt that there had been ongoing confusion in the use of the terms addiction and habituation and in particular, misuse of the term addiction. In 1965 the WHO Expert Committee 'was pleased to note the generally favourable reaction to the recommendations' made in the previous year and the gradual acceptance of the new term. In general, in subsequent years the term 'Drug Dependence' has gained increasing acceptance. Yet it would seem that difficulties may arise whatever term and definition may be used (Glatt, 1974), and although by and large the newer term seems more appropriate than the older definitions, one still often comes across the term' Addiction', and this not only when discussing the matter with laymen or drug misusers themselves