Substance Use and Abuse Alison Brackenbury Yvonne Howell

Yvonne Howell

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these women lived lives of commitment and risk that landed them in war zones and concentration camps and saw them declared enemies of the state

Substance Use and Abuse Alison Brackenbury Yvonne HowellSubstance use and abuse are two of the more frequent psychological problems clinicians encounter, both in isolation and in the context of other disorders. Mainstream approaches focus on the biological and psychological factors underpinning drug abuse, but to fully appreciate the issue, we also need to attend to the social, historical, and cultural variables that provide a contextual base.