NCJ Number
121051
Journal
Indian Journal of Social Work Volume: 50 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1989) Pages: 9-16
Date Published
1989
Length
8 pages
Annotation
Social workers and de-addiction workers today have a wide repertoire of interventions available for dealing with drug addiction.
Abstract
Worldwide experimentation and experience in the field of drug abuse have proven that no single method can solve the problem but rather a total and holistic response is needed at the micro and macro levels to 1) the epidemiological triad between the individual (host), the drug (agent), and society (environment), and 2) the social, economic, and political realities that predispose, precipitate, and perpetuate the problem. Various modalities of interventions at the micro and macro levels and some influencing parameters are discussed. Figure, 7 references. (Author abstract modified)