Identifying and Responding to New Forms of Drug Abuse Lessons Learned from "Crack" & "Ice"

Written to help local policymakers & criminal justice & health officials respond to potential drug epidemics by recognizing the early signs of an incipient epidemic & taking appropriate action to counter them. Includes sections on stages, signs & symptoms development of drug use patterns, official responses to emerging patterns of drug use, & suggested practices for identifying & responding to specific forms of drug use in local areas. Bibliography. Appendix contains contacts for further information. Figures.Chaiken, Marcia R. is the author of 'Identifying and Responding to New Forms of Drug Abuse Lessons Learned from "Crack" & "Ice"' with ISBN 9780788113031 and ISBN 0788113038.