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Download full textGrabowski, John, Ed. – 1984
This monograph consists of eight papers which refer in one way or another to the pharmacology of cocaine. The papers are: (1) Cocaine 1984: Introduction and Overview" (John Grabowski); (2) "Cocaine: A Growing Public Health Problem" (Edgar H. Adams and Jack Durell); (3) "Neural Mechanisms of the Reinforcing Action of…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education, Drug Rehabilitation
Schonfeld, Lawrence; Dupree, Larry W. – 1984
This paper describes the Gerontology Alcohol Project (GAP), which was established by the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse as a pilot treatment/research project for late life drinkers, those who begin abusing alcohol after age 50. Two strategies developed by GAP for identifying elderly alcohol abusers are described including…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Modification, Drinking, Drug Rehabilitation
Korper, Samuel P., Ed.; Council, Carol L., Ed. – 2002
This report provides evidence concerning the projected demand for substance abuse treatment services for older Americans over the next 20 to 30 years and suggests approaches for refining these projections. A work group of Federal agency representatives and university researchers was established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Drug Rehabilitation, Futures (of Society), Long Range Planning
Stark, Michael J.; Kane, Barbara J. – 1983
Successful outcome in psychotherapy depends, in part, on clients' preconceptions and expectations. Research has shown that inaccurate expectations are more prevalent among lower socioeconomic status clients, who also represent the majority of substance abusers in community treatment programs. To investigate the effect of general and specific…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Counseling Effectiveness, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation
Glantz, Meyer D., Ed.; And Others – 1983
This book, on the nature and problems of inappropriate drug use by older adults, provides researchers and health practitioners with an up-to-date survey and overview of the literature on drug use, misuse, and abuse among the elderly. The volume provides abstracts of 100 selected scientific articles on the major topic areas in the field. The…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Behavior Patterns, Drinking, Drug Abuse
