Drug Problems (eBook, PDF)

Cross-Cultural Policy and Program Development
Redaktion: Isralowitz, Richard; Afifi, Mohamed; Rawson, Richard

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Substance abuse and its social consequences are a major public concern for communities throughout the world. The motivations and consequences are deeply imbedded within the social and political structures of all countries, whether they be well-established democracies or developing nations.

Every culture shapes the meaning of and responses to substances such as marijuana and heroin over time and across locations, but the broader drug issue has become universal. As the sphere of the problem expands, the experiences and solutions of each nation become more relevant to other countries. International concern over substance abuse has intensified as a result of the rise in production, use, and trafficking of illicit drugs all over the world. Therefore, the practical knowledge of policy development and abuse prevention and treatment strategies in the Middle East have increasing relevance for the rest of the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313076763
• Artikelnr.: 37840208

Autorenporträt

RICHARD E. ISRALOWITZ is Professor and Director, Israel Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Resources Center, Ben Gurion University. MOHAMED AFIFI, M.D., is Director of the Palestine Substance Abuse and Addiction Research Center and the Gaza Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Resources Center. He is founder of the Child Health and Community Research Association, and has served as Director of Health Promotion and Education for the Palestine Ministry of Health since 1990. RICHARD RAWSON is Adjunct Associate Profesor and the Associate Director of the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction by Richard E. Isralowitz and Richard A. Rawson The Social
Context of Reality: Perspectives of Drug Use and Abuse Among Palestinian
and Israeli People The Social Context and Reality of Substance Use in the
Middle East by Richard E. Isralowitz Drugs and Peace: New Meanings, Old
Metaphors-- The Palestinian-Israeli People Against Substance Abuse (PIPASA)
Experience by Gary Sussman People in Transition Drug Abuse: Problems,
Policies, and Programs in Palestine by Mohamed Afifi and Mahmoud Al-Zuheiry
The West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip by Violet Fasheh, Mohamed
Afifi, and Salah El-Sousi Psychoactive Substance Use by Jews and Arabs in
Israel by Giora Rahav and Meir Teichman Alcohol Use Among Moslems and Druze
in Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority: Theoretical Aspects and
Trends by Shoshana Weiss, et al. Russian-Speaking Immigrants: Facts
Associated with Heroin Use by Richard E. Isralowitz and Sofia Borkin Social
Change and Substance Use Among Bedouin Arabs in Southern Israel by Ismael
AbuSaad Toward an Understanding of Drug Prevalence Estimation and
Evaluation for Palestinian and Israeli Populations Rapid Assessment and
Response (RAR) to HIV and Psychoactive Substance Use: Relevance for the
Eastern Mediterranean Region by Gundo Weiler, et al. Middle East Drug Use
Watch (MEDUW): A Trilateral System to Measure the Type and Extent of
Psychoactive Substance Use in Palestinian and Israeli Communities by
Richard A. Rawson, Albert Hasson, and Richard E. Isralowitz Is There a Need
for an International Screening Test? The Middle East as a Case in Point by
Thomas F. Babor Perspectives of Drug Services: Needs and Intervention
Strategies Patterns, Policies, and Treatment Strategies of Substance Abuse
in Israel: Past and Present by David Elisha, Jorge Gleser, and Michael
Reiter Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Using Scientifically Supported
Treatment Manuals: A Strategy for Addressing Addiction Among Palestinian
and Israeli People by Jeanne Obert, et al. Alcohol and Drug Abuse from an
Islamic Perspective: Implications for Intervention by Alean Al-Krenawi,
John R. Graham, and Mahmud A. Sehwail The Right Stuff: Key Personality
Characteristics that Indicate Success in Overcoming Addiction in Israel by
Rachel Lev-Wiesel The Evaluation of Treatment for Substance Use Disorders:
Relevance to the Middle East by Maristela G. Monteiro Appendix 1:
Department for the Treatment of Substance Abuse: A Review of
Responsibilities and Services by Jorge Gleser, et al. Appendix 2: National
Service for Drug Abuse Intervention, Division of Correctional Services,
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, State of Israel by Ariela Segev
Appendix 3: Anti-Drug Authority, State of Israel by Shlomo Gal Index