| Description |
xv, 326 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Part I: The Drug -- The History of Heroin: The Discovery of Opium and the China Trade -- The History of Heroin: Heroin in America and the World Trade -- The Pharmacology and Physiology of Heroin Use -- Part II: The Addict -- The Psychology and Culture of the Heroin Addict -- Case History: Heroin Addiction -- Part III: Treatment -- Treatment for Heroin Addiction: The Behavioral Model -- The Politics of Methadone Maintenance -- Case Histories: Methadone Maintenance -- Pharmacological Approaches to Heroin Addiction Treatment -- Part IV: Society -- Heroin and the AIDS Epidemic -- Organized Crime, Heroin Distribution, and the War on Drugs -- Heroin and the Criminal Justice System in America -- Heroin, Popular Culture, and the Media -- Heroin Addicts: Beyond Redemption? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-315) and index. |
| Subject |
Heroin -- History.
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Heroin abuse.
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Heroin abuse -- Treatment.
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Heroin Dependence.
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Heroin Dependence -- therapy.
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Methadone maintenance.
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| ISBN |
1568381530 |
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