Perspectives on amphetamine-type stimulants / edited by Steve Allsop and Nicole Lee
- Bib ID:
- 6098403
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- Book
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- East Hawthorn, Vic. : IP Communications, 2012
- xxi, 432 p. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780980864991
- Summary:
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Currently there are many as 50 million people report using amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS). Evidence about patterns of use, effects, and associated risks is accumulating, but our understanding of the contexts of use, and implications for intervention, is still developing. Many treatment services report difficulties engaging and retaining people affected by ATS-related problems in treatment. The evidence base for effective treatment is still in relative infancy. In this book the pharmacology of ATS, social contexts and meanings of use, associated risk taking, and potential harms for the individual consumer and his or her family and community are described. The experiences and views of consumers, a parent, a police officer, and frontline emergency- and health-service staff are offered. The emerging evidence base for law enforcement, prevention, and clinical responses to ATS use and related harms is explored.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-417) and index.
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- 2012
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