{"product_id":"9781118726792","title":"The Handbook of Drugs and Society","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Handbook of Drugs and Society\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHenry H. Brownstein\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Criminology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handbook provides a comprehensive examination of the past and present roles of drugs in society with a focus on theory, research, policy, and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes 28 original chapters with multi-disciplinary and international perspectives by top social and behavioral scientists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews current knowledge in the field, including key research findings, theoretical developments, and methodological debates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifies ongoing controversies in the field, emergent topics, and areas in need of further inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses individual drugs as well as topics like physiological theories of drug use and abuse, public health implications of drugs, patterns of drugs and crime, international drug trade and trafficking, and designer drugs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry H. Brownstein\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Fellow in the Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Criminal Justice Studies Department at NORC- at the University of Chicago, USA and Professor and Director of the Center for Public Policy at the Wilder School at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Methamphetamine Industry in America: Transnational Cartels and Local Entrepreneurs\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eContemporary Drug Policy\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and \u003ci\u003eThe Social Reality of Violence and Violent Crime\u003c\/i\u003e (2000)\u003ci\u003e.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 December 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118726792\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e664\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314179436684,"sku":"9781118726792","price":203.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118726792.jpg?v=1780197497","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118726792","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}