Cocaine and Crack: Supply and Use

by Philip Bean (Editor)

Overview

The recent surge in the use of crack/cocaine in Britain has rightly been a cause for concern. In this book, the first to be written on the subject in Britain for many years, Philip Bean has brought together some of the most respected authorities on the subject to report on their recent research. This is an important book for all interested in the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333586815
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	06/23/1993
Series:	Supply and Use
Edition description:	1993
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Notes on the Contributors - Introduction: Cocaine and Crack: An Introduction; P.Bean - Where does all the Snow go? The Prevalence and Pattern of Cocaine and Crack use in Britain; H.Shapiro - Cocaine and Crack within the British systems: a History of Control; H.B.Spear & J.Mott - Cocaine and Crack: the Promotion of an Epidemic; P.Bean - A very greedy sort of Drug: Portraits of Scottish Cocaine Users; J.Dillon - Cocaine in Context: Findings from a South London inner City Drug Survey; G.Pearson, H.S.Mirza & S.Phillips - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties surrounding the Use of Cocaine and Crack; J.Goodsir - The Treatment of Cocaine Abuse: exploring the Condition and reflecting the Response; J.Strang, M.Farrell & S.Unnithan - Index

Editorial Reviews

Addresses the recent surge in the use of crack and cocaine in Britain by examining the supply and use in London and Glasgow, the projected epidemic, approaches to treating cocaine abuse, the rights of users, the role of the media and the police in creating the 30-month crack-cocaine scare of the late 1980s, and the historical perspective (but nothing about Sherlock Holmes). Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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