Substance use and abuse are two of the more frequent psychological problems clinicians encounter, both in isolation and in the context of other disorders. Mainstream approaches focus on the biological and psychological factors underpinning drug abuse, but to fully appreciate the issue, we also need to attend to the social, historical, and cultural variables that provide a contextual base. The authors' primary goal is to explore thoroughly such cultural and historical approaches. Such an approach has much to offer in terms of enriching our understanding of why people use drugs and in…mehr
Substance use and abuse are two of the more frequent psychological problems clinicians encounter, both in isolation and in the context of other disorders. Mainstream approaches focus on the biological and psychological factors underpinning drug abuse, but to fully appreciate the issue, we also need to attend to the social, historical, and cultural variables that provide a contextual base. The authors' primary goal is to explore thoroughly such cultural and historical approaches. Such an approach has much to offer in terms of enriching our understanding of why people use drugs and in elucidating the nature of substance-abuse problems. They also demonstrate how such an approach can be integrated within a mainstream biopsychosocial perspective. In so doing, they hope to illustrate how explanations drawn from different levels of analysis and different disciplinary perspectives relate. Features/Benefits: - integrates components from biological variables, psychosocial variables, cultural-historical variables, and the self, providing multidisciplinary perspective. Locating drug abuse in wider historical and cultural contexts allows clinicians to evaluate more clearly the constellation of factors responsible for drug-related problems - illustrating the value of a cultural-historical perspective in conceptualizing, preventing, and treating substance abuse problems also serves to highlight consequent public policy implications. - chapters open with introductions and conclude with summaries and end notes to frame the content of each chapter for students.
Russil Durrant received his Ph.D. from the University of Canterbury, where he also ompleted a Post Doctoral Fellowship. He then worked at the Centre for Behavioral Research in Cancer at the Cancer Control Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia. His research involves the design and evaluation of mass media tobacco prevention programs, and his other research interests include evolutionary psychology, cultural psychology, and the social history of drug use. He currently teaches at Griffith University - Gold Coast Campus in Queensland, Australia.
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Preface 1. What Needs to be Explained and How Should We Explain It? Introduction Levels of Analysis & the Multidisciplinary Nature of Psychoactive Drug Studies Towards an Integrated Model of Substance Use & Abuse Overview Endnotes 2. The Nature & Scope of Substance Use & Abuse Introduction What Is a Drug? Who Uses Drugs? Taxonomy of Drug Use Contexts The Harms & Benefits of Drugs From Use to Abuse Summary Endnotes 3. An Evolutionary Perspective Introduction The Nature and Role of Evolutionary Explanations Has Drug Use Been Selected For? Drugs & the Brain Drug Use, Sexual Selection, and Life History Theory From Use to Abuse An Integrated Evolutionary Model of Substance Use Summary Endnotes 4. Drugs in History Introduction What Can History Tell Us about Substance Use and Abuse? A Brief History of Drugs Summary Endnotes 5. The Forces of History: Explaining Patterns of Use and Abuse Introduction The Functions of Drugs in Historical Perspective Pharmacology New Forms, New Modes, New Substances: The Impact of Technological Change on Drug Use New Forms, New Modes, new Substances: The Impact of Technological Change on Drug Use Availability Economic and Political Factors Legislation and Public Policy Social Factors A Complex Web: Multiple Influences on Patterns of Drug Use Summary Endnotes 6. Drugs and Culture Introduction Conceptual & Methodological Issues Indigenous Patterns of Drug Use Drugs & Multiculturalism Summary Endnotes 7. The Role of Culture: Explaining Patterns of Use Introduction Drugs and Culture Culture and Drugs Social Structural Factors Integrating Cultural Explanations Explanations Summary Endnotes 8. Conceptualizing & Treating Substance Use Problems: A Cultural-Historical Perspective Introduction The Pre and Early History of Addiction Treatment for Alcohol & Drug Problems in the Nineteenth Century The Changing Face of Drug Addiction: 1914-1960 The Alcoholism Movement Contemporary Developments Culture & Classification Implications Endnotes 9. Prevention, Treatment & Public Policy Introduction Prevention Assessment Treatment Legal Sanctions, Regulations, & Restrictions Harm Reduction Conclusion Endnotes References Author Index Subject Index
Preface 1. What Needs to be Explained and How Should We Explain It? Introduction Levels of Analysis & the Multidisciplinary Nature of Psychoactive Drug Studies Towards an Integrated Model of Substance Use & Abuse Overview Endnotes 2. The Nature & Scope of Substance Use & Abuse Introduction What Is a Drug? Who Uses Drugs? Taxonomy of Drug Use Contexts The Harms & Benefits of Drugs From Use to Abuse Summary Endnotes 3. An Evolutionary Perspective Introduction The Nature and Role of Evolutionary Explanations Has Drug Use Been Selected For? Drugs & the Brain Drug Use, Sexual Selection, and Life History Theory From Use to Abuse An Integrated Evolutionary Model of Substance Use Summary Endnotes 4. Drugs in History Introduction What Can History Tell Us about Substance Use and Abuse? A Brief History of Drugs Summary Endnotes 5. The Forces of History: Explaining Patterns of Use and Abuse Introduction The Functions of Drugs in Historical Perspective Pharmacology New Forms, New Modes, New Substances: The Impact of Technological Change on Drug Use New Forms, New Modes, new Substances: The Impact of Technological Change on Drug Use Availability Economic and Political Factors Legislation and Public Policy Social Factors A Complex Web: Multiple Influences on Patterns of Drug Use Summary Endnotes 6. Drugs and Culture Introduction Conceptual & Methodological Issues Indigenous Patterns of Drug Use Drugs & Multiculturalism Summary Endnotes 7. The Role of Culture: Explaining Patterns of Use Introduction Drugs and Culture Culture and Drugs Social Structural Factors Integrating Cultural Explanations Explanations Summary Endnotes 8. Conceptualizing & Treating Substance Use Problems: A Cultural-Historical Perspective Introduction The Pre and Early History of Addiction Treatment for Alcohol & Drug Problems in the Nineteenth Century The Changing Face of Drug Addiction: 1914-1960 The Alcoholism Movement Contemporary Developments Culture & Classification Implications Endnotes 9. Prevention, Treatment & Public Policy Introduction Prevention Assessment Treatment Legal Sanctions, Regulations, & Restrictions Harm Reduction Conclusion Endnotes References Author Index Subject Index
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