Addiction Debates

Addiction Debates explores the tumultuous landscape of addiction research, policy and practice. Covering all the 'hot topics' of the day in a balanced and informative manner, Comiskey provides international perspectives on each topic, stimulating debate and discussion via the different approaches taken globally.

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Addiction Debates explores the tumultuous landscape of addiction research, policy and practice. Covering all the 'hot topics' of the day in a balanced and informative manner, Comiskey provides international perspectives on each topic, stimulating debate and discussion via the different approaches taken globally.

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Chapter 1: The Motions for Debate
Chapter 2: Prohibition, Decriminalisation or Legalisation: The Cannabis Conundrum
Chapter 3: Towards Treatment and Harm Reduction, or Recovery and Rehabilitation
Chapter 4: Medically Supervised Safe Injecting Facilities, Drug Consumption Rooms and Local Communities
Chapter 5: Hidden Harms and the Children of Parents Who Use Substances
Chapter 6: Premature Ageing, Chronic Illness and Caring for People Who Use Drugs
Chapter 7: Trade Wars: The Opiate Epidemic, Overdose and Naloxone
Chapter 8: The Future of Addiction Research, Policy and Practice: Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter 9: This House Concludes and Presents a Conceptual Framework for Future Development