Cocaine and Crack Supply and Use [Paperback]

The recent surge in the use of crack/cocaine in Britain has rightly been a cause for concern. In this book, the first to be written on the subject in Britain for many years, Philip Bean has brought together some of the most respected authorities on the subject to report on their recent research. This is an important book for all interested in the subject.Notes on the Contributors - Introduction: Cocaine and Crack: An Introduction; P.Bean - Where does all the Snow go? The Prevalence and Pattern of Cocaine and Crack use in Britain; H.Shapiro - Cocaine and Crack within the British systems: a History of Control; H.B.Spear & J.Mott - Cocaine and Crack: the Promotion of an Epidemic; P.Bean - A very greedy sort of Drug: Portraits of Scottish Cocaine Users; J.Dillon - Cocaine in Context: Findings from a South London inner City Drug Survey; G.Pearson, H.S.Mirza & S.Phillips - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties surrounding the Use of Cocaine and Crack; J.Goodsir - The Treatment of Cocaine Abuse: exploring the Condition and reflecting the Response; J.Strang, M.Farrell & S.Unnithan - Index