Description |
xvi, 276 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-264) and index. |
Contents |
Foreword / Lori Moriarty -- Pt.I The basics of methamphetamine : What is methamphetamine and how and why is it used? / Herbert C. Covey -- Prevalence of use and manufacture of methamphetamine in the United States: is the sky falling or is it not really a problem? / Herbert C. Covey. |
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Pt.II The human side of clandestine methamphetamine labs and health risks of exposure : Methamphetamine production: lab identification and the dangers of making methamphetamine to families, children, and professionals / Lynn Riemer -- The short- and long-term medical effects of methamphetamine on children and adults / Kathryn M. Wells -- The environmental cleanup of methamphetamine labs / Colleen Brisnehan. |
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Pt.III Case management and treatment for methamphetamine use, does anything work? : Case management with parents affected by methamphetamine addiction / Karen Mooney -- Community-based treatment for methamphetamine addiction / Nicolas Taylor -- A multisite comparison of psychosocial approaches for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence / Richard A. Rawson, et al. -- Child welfare and methamphetamine / Herbert C. Covey -- Tonya's story: words of experience from a methamphetamine addict in recovery / Tonya Wheeler -- Samantha's story: words of experience from a methamphetamine addict in recovery / Samantha Cameron -- Mother of a methamphetamine addict / Rhonda. |
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Pt.IV Community responses to methamphetamine use and manufacture : Methamphetamine addiction: an integrated approach to case management, evaluation, and treatment / Angela Mead -- Drug courts: an effective strategy for communities facing methamphetamine / C. West Huddleston III -- A creative partnership among multiple systems: the El Paso County, Colorado, Family Treatment Drug Court / Shirley Rhodus, Julia Roguski. |
Subject |
Methamphetamine abuse -- United States.
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Methamphetamine -- United States.
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Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation -- United States.
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Children of drug addicts -- United States.
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Amphetamine-Related Disorders -- therapy -- United States.
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Methamphetamine -- adverse effects -- United States.
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Community Health Planning -- United States.
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Added Author |
Covey, Herbert C.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Methamphetamine crisis. Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2007 (OCoLC)654766481 |
ISBN |
0275993221 alkaline paper |
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9780275993221 alkaline paper |
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