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Heroin in the Age of Crack-Cocaine
Contributor(s): Inciardi, James A. (Editor), Harrison, Lana D. (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0761904239     ISBN-13: 9780761904236
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
OUR PRICE: $143.45  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 1998
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Annotation: In a state-of-the-art presentation, Heroin in the Age of Crack-Cocaine presents articles by experts in the field on current developments and emerging trends in addition to a historical overview of heroin use in this country. Filling a void in the literature on what?'s known about the "new" heroin users, this volume also updates the readers on the status of aging heroin addicted populations who initiated use of the drug prior to the "age of cocaine." Having moved from the stereotypical "shooting galleries" of back alleys in inner city neighborhoods, heroin addiction continues to rise in mainstream culture and new ways of administration have come into use. A relative abundance of purer Southeast Asian heroin, the rapid rise in popularity of crack-cocaine, treatment controversies, and the realized role that injection drug use plays in the transmission of HIV all suggest increased dimensions of the heroin problem and in their saliency for the 1990s and beyond. Academics, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and students will find Heroin in the Age of Crack-Cocaine to be a comprehensive and significant contribution to existing research, as well as a stimulant to further discussion and study of this rapidly evolving issue and its impact in the health and criminal justice arenas of our society.

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BISAC Categories:
- Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - Drugs
- Social Science | Criminology
Dewey: 362.293
LCCN: 97021226
Series: Drugs, Health, and Social Policy
Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.3" W x 9.48" L (1.34 lbs) 312 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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This book presents an historical overview of heroin use in the USA, as well as articles by experts in the field which focus on current developments and emerging trends in prevention, treatment, distribution and consumption. Filling a void in the literature on what is known about the new′ heroin users, this volume also updates the reader on the status of ageing heroin-addicted populations who initiated use of the drug prior to the age of cocaine′.
 
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