Sjukdom & missbruk: sociala aspekter

This book ? critically examines the COVID-19 pandemic and its legal and biological governance using a multidisciplinary approach. The perspectives reflected in this volume …

Virtually every American alive has at some point consumed at least one, and very likely more, consciousness altering drug. Even those who actively eschew alcohol, tobacco, and …

Despite efforts to redress the prejudice and discrimination faced by people with mental illness, a pervasive stigma remains. Many well-meant programs have attempted to counter …

Janice and Bill were the perfect couple. They met during college, got married and began promising careers. But in 1987 their storybook life was shattered forever when they were …

This is the new, fully updated, first paperback edition of Emma Guest's acclaimed book that explores how the AIDS crisis has devastated the world's poorest continent, and shows how …

Crack cocaine users have significant health problems, and place a significant burden on social services, the criminal justice system and drug treatment agencies. Among …

Forfatterne peker på motsetninger og muligheter innen psykisk helse- og rusfeltet. På den ene siden rettes et kritisk lys på hvordan krav om standardisering, effektivitet og …

Public health is a particular area of medical practice that raises a series of philosophical issues that require urgent discussion. The philosophy of public health includes …

The challenge: How to raise children in a drug-filled society and prevent substance abuseDr. Schwebel's Recommendations: Start when your children are youngCreate a family climate …

A powerful story about hope, humanity, and the possibility of change In 2011 Jacob Dunne threw a single punch that ended another man’s life. Sentenced to prison for …