NCJ Number
37698
Date Published
1973
Length
876 pages
Annotation
THE FINAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON MARIHUANA AND DRUG ABUSE DESCRIBES THE PHENOMENA OF DRUG USE, DRUG INDUCED BEHAVIOR, AND DRUG DEPENDENCE AND ESTABLISHES A PROCESS FOR ASSESSING THEIR SOCIAL IMPACT.
Abstract
THIS VOLUME, THE LAST IN A FOUR-PART SET OF APPENDIXES TO THE FINAL REPORT, CONTAINS 17 PAPERS ON THE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE DRUG ADDICT UTILIZED BY THE COMMISSION FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND SUPPORTING DATA. THE SPECIFIC AREAS COVERED BY THESE PAPERS ARE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND EMERGENCY TREATMENT, THE TREATMENT OF DRUG DEPENDENCE, DRUG DEPENDENCE AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, AND THE STATUTORY FRAMEWORK OF DRUG TREATMENT LAWS. FOR THE FULL FINAL REPORT, SEE NCJ-09518. FOR THE OTHER PARTS OF THE APPENDIX, SEE NCJ-37696-97 AND 36082.