Addiction
Evolution of a Specialist Field
Published on 8. May 2008
408 pages
978-1-4051-4750-7 (ISBN)
Description
Over recent years the study of addiction has moved from being afragmented and under-developed area of science to become aforefront subject with its own identity. This book describes thatfascinating process of evolution through a series of probingface-to-face interviews with the international scientists and otheractors in the field who helped make the process happen.
* * Unique in-depth interviews with 30 influential figures who haveshaped modern addiction science.
* * Ten commentaries from leading contemporary experts interpretthis material by section.
* * Recent history as base for future research planning and policydevelopment
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"It's such a good book that I decided to buy 5 extra copies and use them as Christmas presents" Professor Ilana Crome, Professor of Addiction Psychiatry / Academic Director of Psychiatry, Keele University Medical SchoolMore details
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Griffith Edwards is Editor in Chief of the international scientific journal Addiction and Emeritus Professor of Addiction Behaviour at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, United Kingdom.
Content
Series Foreword.
Preface.
Addiction scientists from the USA.
Canadian addiction scientists.
Australians.
Tobacco researchers.
British drug researchers.
High policy in America.
Figures from post-war Europe.
Community activists, USA.
Interplay of research and policy in Scandinavia.
The specialist field.
Interviewees and Interviewers.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
