Contemporary Drug Problems articles from September 1999

Contemporary Drug Problems archives from September 1999

Alcohol in Malaysia: the impact of social transformation.
September 22, 1999... East Asian countries, including Malaysia, are currently very much in the limelight. After a longish period of strong economic growth, the countries have experienced a backlash. In economic terms, their currencies have depreciated, followed by...

"Have a sip of this": the impact of family on the drinking patterns of untreated heavy drinkers living in the West Midlands, UK.
September 22, 1999... The primary focus of the Birmingham Untreated Heavy Drinkers Project was to recruit a sample of 500 untreated heavy drinkers from the community and, with one-to-one confidential interviews, to explore the development and maintenance of heavy...

The frequency of third-party involvement in incidents of barroom aggression.
September 22, 1999... In a recent newspaper article a young man (age 20) described to the reporter how he became involved in a fight after leaving a bar at about 2:30 am: He said he remembers seeing someone punch his friend and he tried to pull the combatants...

The meaning of the rush for initiates to injecting drug use.
September 22, 1999... Initiation into injecting drug use is a significant moment for both the drug-using individual and the broader community. For the individual, the initiation involves a new drug experience and a significantly greater risk of exposure to infection...

Experiences of illicit drug overdose: an ethnographic study of emergency hospital attendances.
September 22, 1999... Illicit drug overdose is a major public health concern across the globe (Kaa, 1992; Davoli et al., 1993; Hser, Anglin & Powers, 1993; Cain, 1994; Marx, Schick & Minder, 1994; Sanchez et al., 1995; Darke, Ross & Hall, 1996; Hulse, et al., 1999;...

Treating Patients with Alcohol and Other Drug Problems: An Integrated Approach.
September 22, 1999... Treating Patients with Alcohol and Other Drug Problems: An Integrated Approach, by Robert D. Margolis and Joan E. Zweben (Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1998), 358 pp., $29.95 (paper). Margolis and Zweben wrote...

Drunkard's Progress: Narratives of Addiction, Despair and Recovery.(Review)
September 22, 1999... Drunkard's Progress: Narratives of Addiction, Despair and Recovery, by John Crowley (Baltimore, MD, and London, England: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999), 202 pp., $15.95 (paper). Listening to Lazarus: the voices of America's first...

Alcohol-related mortality during an economic boom and recession.
September 22, 1999... From 1987 to 1993, alcohol-related deaths in Finland averaged at over 3,000 per year (Makela, 1998). As alcohol-related deaths are only the tip of the iceberg where alcohol-related health problems are concerned, it is clear that alcohol-related...

Young women's social drinking in context--pub style: a study of decision making and social drinking of young women in urban South Australia.
September 22, 1999... Particular harmful effects of excessive drinking, including binge drinking, have been well documented (Single & Rohl, 1997; Commonwealth of Australia, 1993; Pols & Hawks, 1992). Health professionals and the wider community have been called upon...