Polydrug Abuse
The Results of a National Collaborative Study
- 1st Edition - January 28, 1978
- Latest edition
- Editors: Donald R. Wesson, Albert S. Carlin, Kenneth M. Adams
- Language: English
Polydrug Abuse: The Results of a National Collaborative Study reports on the findings of a national study of polydrug users, initiated and organized by the Special Action Office of… Read more
Polydrug Abuse: The Results of a National Collaborative Study reports on the findings of a national study of polydrug users, initiated and organized by the Special Action Office of Drug Abuse Prevention. This book provides a comprehensive demographic, sociological, psychological, and medical study of polydrug cases. The chapters in the text cover the varieties and classification of polydrug abusers; an estimation of the magnitude of polydrug abuse; certain central nervous system consequences to chronic drug use; and the impact of polydrug abuse on physicians and other deliverers of health care. Physicians, epidemiologists, drug enforcers, and government policy makers will find the book interesting.
List of Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter I Introduction
An Overview of the Population Studied
Methods of Classifying Polydrug Abusers
Social Cost
Visability of the Patient Population
Part 1 Classification and Description of the Polydrug Users
Editors' Introduction
Chapter II Referral Sources and Outreach: Critical Variables in Understanding the Polydrug-Abusing Sample
Differential Psychosocial Characteristics
Related to Referral Source
Chapter III Nonpatient Polydrug Users
Method
Results
Discussion
Chapter IV Female Polydrug Abusers
Rationale Offered for Sex-Linked Differences in Drug Use Patterns
Data on Psychoactive Drug Use and Abuse
Subpopulations of Female Population
Discussion
Conclusions
Chapter V Two Typologies of Polydrug Abusers
Streetwise and Self-Medication Dimensions
Sex and Streetwise Orientation
Summary
Chapter VI An Empirical Typology of Multiple Drug Abusers
Method
Results
Discussion
Chapter VII Dimensions of Polydrug Abuse: An MMPI Study
Classes of Substance Abusers
Study Sample
Discussion
Part 2 Epidemiology
Editors' Introduction
Chapter VIII Incidence of First Use of Nonopiate Drugs: Inferences from Current Data
Sampling Problems: The Selectivity of Incidence Data
Interpretation of Incidence Data: Its Relationship to Drug Abuse
Empirical First-Use Data from Treatment Programs
Which Drugs are Most Abused?
Histories of Misuse: Temporal Sequences and Micro-Demographic Differences in Peak Onset
The Progression Hypothesis: Inferences from Incidence Analysis
Conclusions
A Definitive Incidence Study
Chapter IX Three National Estimates of Prevalence of Nonopiate Drug Abuse
The "Alcoholism" Method
Comparison Survey Method
Discussion
Part 3 Central Nervous System Consequences of Polydrug Abuse
Editors' Introduction
Chapter Χ Neuropsychological Effects of Polydrug Abuse
Introduction
Method
Results
Three-Month Follow-Up Evaluation Results
Discussion
Chapter XI Neuropsychological Impairment and Psychopathology
Method
Literature Review
Results
Chapter XII Comparison of Results from Serially Collected Neuropsychological and EEG Data
Methodology
Results
Comparison of Halstead-Retain Data with that Obtained by Compressed Spectral Analysis of the EGG
Comment
Chapter XIII Sleep Patterns of Abusers During Titration and Withdrawal from Methaqualone or Secobarbital
Method
Results
Discussion
Part 4 Impact of Polydrug Abuse on Nondrug Abuse Health Delivery System
Editors' Introduction
Chapter XIV Physician Attitudes Concerning Drug Abuse Treatment
Some Field Observations
Physician Opinion Survey
Data Analysis
Therapeutic Pessimism Scale
Needs in Drug Abuse as Perceived by Physicians
Discussion and Summary
Chapter XV Response of Traditional Health Care Agencies to Nonopiate Abusers
Methodology
Results
Discussion
Part 5 Conclusions and Recommendations
Editors' Introduction
Chapter XVI Some Observations on Collaborative Data Management
Collaborative Research Projects
Sampling Considerations
The Collaborative Group Process
Step Funding
Data-Related Issues
The Importance of Record Design
The Master File
Master File Planning
The Data Flow
Statistical Packages and Data Exchange
In Closing
Chapter XVII Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Research
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
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- Published: January 28, 1978
- Language: English
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