Institutional Responses to Drug Demand in Central Europe.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (408 pages)
- Routledge Revivals Series .
- Routledge Revivals Series .
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Drug Demand Reduction in Central European Countries: Analysing the Institutional and Organizational Responses -- PART I: COUNTRY STUDIES -- Chapter 2: The Drug Problem in the Czech Republic In Search of an Institutional Structure -- Chapter 3: Drug Demand Reduction in Hungary The Two Worlds of Prevalence and Perception -- Chapter 4: Institutional Responses to Drug Problems in Poland On the Crossroad -- Chapter 5: The Institutional Response to Drug-Related Problems in Slovenia Balancing between Harm Reduction and Abstinence Approaches -- PART II: COMPARATIVE ANALYSES -- Chapter 6: What Are the Interrelationships between Drug Problems and Drug Policy -- Chapter 7: The Perception of the Drug Problem and Opinions on National Policies Can We Think beyond Borders? -- Chapter 8: The Division of Labour between NGOs and Governmental Organizations -- Chapter 9: Are the Differences in Attitudes Towards Drugs Related to Different Demand Reduction Structures and Services? -- Chapter 10: Networks in Drug Demand Reduction Policy and Practice -- Annex: Drug Demand Reduction Institutions Inventory Sheet -- List of Contributors.
This title was first first published in 2002: This book analyzes the institutional responses to the drug problem in the States of Central and Eastern Europe, providing conclusive evidence that the drug problem is a social one and that its causes emerge from a broad array of social factors. Charting the changing policy perceptions and attitudes towards drugs and related problems alongside new organizations designed to counteract drug-related problems, the book provides important new insights into one of the most important problems confronting nations around the world.