Contemporary Drug Problems articles from December 2000

Contemporary Drug Problems archives from December 2000

Alcohol policy: gaps between legislative action and current research.
December 22, 2000... The consumption of alcoholic beverages is associated with a variety of social and health problems (Baker et al., 1992; Hayward et al., 1992; Roizen, 1982, 1992; Leigh, 1990; Stall et al., 1986). Furthermore, the public reports high levels of...

Beyond ischemic heart disease: are there other health benefits from drinking alcohol?
December 22, 2000... There is now substantial evidence that alcohol consumption is protective against ischemic heart disease (e.g., Ashley, 1982; Beaglehole and Jackson, 1992; Edwards et al., 1994; Jackson, 1994; Klatsky, 1996; Svardsudd, 1998; Doll, 1998; Single...

Life stories of Moderation Management mutual help group members.
December 22, 2000... AUTHORS' NOTE: This work was supported by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism grant AA11700-01 to the second author and by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Strategic Health Group and Health Services Research...

Arrest, court and social impacts of conviction for a minor cannabis offense under strict prohibition.(Western Australia)
December 22, 2000... Proponents of cannabis law reform argue that people convicted for minor cannabis offenses who have no prior criminal conviction pay a substantial social cost for getting caught up in the criminal justice system in this manner.(1) The main...

Drug--crime relations among drug-consuming juvenile delinquents: a tripartite model and more.(Quebec)
December 22, 2000... A feature of the 20th century was the presence of multifaceted problems infringing on an increasingly significant part of the population. This study focuses on the fact that many delinquents are drug users (Lightfoot and Hodgins, 1988; Harlow,...

A conceptual framework for operationalizing the relationship between violence and drug market stability.
December 22, 2000... Several studies from the past few decades have demonstrated a relationship between violence and drug use (e.g., Carpenter et al., 1988; De la Rosa and Soriano, 1992; Dembo et al., 1987, 1990; Greenbaum, 1994; Kingery et al., 1992; Milgram,...

Addictions and Native Americans.(Review)
December 22, 2000... Addictions and Native Americans, by Laurence Armand French (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2000), 192 pp., $59.95 (cloth only). Substance abuse is among the most serious public health problems facing Native Americans. "Compared with the general...