The methamphetamine crisis: strategies to save addicts, families and communities
Foreword / by Lori Moriarty -- The basics of methamphetamine -- What is methamphetamine and how and why is it used? / Herbert Covey -- Prevalence of use and manufacture of methamphetamine in the United States : is the sky falling or is it not really a problem? / Herbert Covey -- The human side to cl...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. [u.a.]
Praeger
2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
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| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 2318 |
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| Summary: | Foreword / by Lori Moriarty -- The basics of methamphetamine -- What is methamphetamine and how and why is it used? / Herbert Covey -- Prevalence of use and manufacture of methamphetamine in the United States : is the sky falling or is it not really a problem? / Herbert Covey -- The human side to clandestine meth labs and health risks of exposure -- Methamphetamine production : lab identification and the dangers of making meth to families, children, and professionals / Lynn Riemer -- The short- and long-term medical effects of methamphetamine on children and adults / Kathryn Wells -- The environmental clean-up of methamphetamine labs / Colleen Brisnehan -- Case management and treatment for meth use : does anything work? -- Case planning with parents affected by methamphetamine addiction / Karen Mooney -- Community based treatment for methamphetamine addiction / Nicolas Taylor -- A multi-site comparison of psychosocial approaches for the treatment -- Of methamphetamine dependence / Richard A. Rawson -- Child welfare and methamphetamine / Herbert Covey -- My story: words of experience from a methamphetamine addict in recovery / Tonya Wheeler -- Samantha's story : words of experience from a methamphetamine addict in recovery / Samantha Cameron -- Mother of a meth addict / Rhonda -- Community and legal responses to meth use and manufacture -- Methamphetamine addiction : an integrated approach to case management, evaluation, and treatment / Angela Mead -- Drug courts : an effective strategy for communities facing methamphetamine / C. West Huddleston III -- A creative partnership among multiple systems : the El Paso County, Colorado, family treatment drug court / Shirley Rhodus and Julia Roguski |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XVI, 276 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0-275-99322-1 |
