NCJ Number
17267
Date Published
1974
Length
67 pages
Annotation
EXAMINES SOCIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DRUG ABUSE.
Abstract
FOLLOWING AN INTRODUCTION COMMENTS ARE MADE ON THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF DRUG USE AND DEVIANT BEHAVIOR, COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS DEVIANCE AND VALUES, HISTORICAL CONTEXT, DIFFERENTIAL RULE ENFORCEMENT, PERPETUATION OF DEVIANCE, POSITIVE FUNCTIONS OF DEVIANCE, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT. IN DISCUSSING A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON PERSONALITY THEORY AND DRUG USE COMMENTS ARE MADE ON SOME PERSONALITY THEORY APPROACHES AND THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE DRUG SPECIFIC VARIABLES AND THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS EVALUATION PROJECT. NOTES AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE ALSO INCLUDED.