Addiction Debates

Hot Topics from Policy to Practice

Catherine Comiskey

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Sage Publications Ltd
25 October 2019

Medicine: general issues; Addiction & therapy

Series: Sage Swifts

Addiction Debates explores the tumultuous landscape of addiction research, policy and practice. Covering all the 'hot topics' of the day in a balanced and informative manner, Comiskey provides international perspectives on each topic, stimulating debate and discussion via the different approaches taken globally.

Considering the complexities of debates around legalisation, rehabilitation, abstinence, harm reduction, and the current opioid epidemic, this SAGE Swift also looks into the health and social concerns related to drug consumption. Less-often debated topics include the ageing population of people who use drugs, the rights of the child of parents who use drugs, and the pressure these unique factors put on public health and associated services. A relevant text for a range of disciplines and people, sure to inform, challenge and continue the debate.

By: Catherine Comiskey
Imprint: Sage Publications Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 310g
ISBN: 9781526495761
ISBN 10: 1526495767
Series: Sage Swifts
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 25 October 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Chapter 1: The Motions for Debate Chapter 2: Prohibition, Decriminalisation or Legalisation: The Cannabis Conundrum Chapter 3: Towards Treatment and Harm Reduction, or Recovery and Rehabilitation Chapter 4: Medically Supervised Safe Injecting Facilities, Drug Consumption Rooms and Local Communities Chapter 5: Hidden Harms and the Children of Parents Who Use Substances Chapter 6: Premature Ageing, Chronic Illness and Caring for People Who Use Drugs Chapter 7: Trade Wars: The Opiate Epidemic, Overdose and Naloxone Chapter 8: The Future of Addiction Research, Policy and Practice: Challenges and Opportunities Chapter 9: This House Concludes and Presents a Conceptual Framework for Future Development

Reviews for Addiction Debates: Hot Topics from Policy to Practice

"Catherine Comiskey’s book tackles the current debates and controversies in the field of substance use head-on, in a way that is provocative, theoretically sophisticated, and solidly grounded in data. This is the book I’ve been looking for to use in classes with advanced undergraduates and post-doctoral trainees, as well as to recommend to colleagues who lament how difficult it is to stay current with the rapidly evolving trends in substance use and related policies. This book fulfills a need to understand the ""big issues"" in the field of addiction research and policy, as well as being a pleasure to read. -- Professor Christine Grella"