TY - BOOK AU - Natarajan,Mangai TI - Library of drug abuse and crime SN - 9780754627692 (v.1) U1 - 364.142 22 PY - 2010/// CY - England PB - Ashgate KW - Drug abuse KW - Developing countries KW - Social aspects KW - Research N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Vol. 1. Drugs of abuse : the international scene. -- v. 2. Drugs and crime. -- v. 3. Drug abuse : prevention and treatment N2 - This book collects the most significant articles and papers on the sociology and criminology of drug abuse in three volumes. The first volume covers the international scene and the pattern of the availability of drugs around the world. The second volume deals with prevention and treatment of drug abuse and includes articles on the efforts made by scientists, practitioners and international organizations to reduce the consumption of drugs in various populations. The third volume focuses on the relationship between drug abuse and crime, international trafficking, the role of organized crime and crime enforcement. Taken together these three volumes offer an invaluable resource to students and scholars interested in all aspects of drug abuse and crime ER -