Introduction - why social and health care professionals should know about drug misuse -- Pt. 1. An Introduction to Drug Misuse: Talking to Drug Misusers. 1. The extent of drug misuse. 2. Talking to recreational drug misusers. 3. Talking to high-risk drug misusers. 4. Talking to dependent drug misusers. 5. Institutional drug misuse -- Pt. 2. Research and Practice: Talking to Professionals. 6. Drug prevention and education. 7. Harm minimization. 8. Treatment. 9. Institutional control -- Pt. 3. Practical Guidelines. 10. A sequential helping process. 11. Professional practice: skills and responsibilities. Appendix. A brief glossary of drugs
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-341) and index