Drug Problems Cross-Cultural Policy and Program Development

Subjects:

• Health/Medicine » Substance Abuse
• Sociology » Social Work

Reviews:

• The chapters are well written, and relate to the common theme of a shared experience of developing a regional substance abuse treatment, research and training system across contentious political borders....[g]ives the reader clear historical summaries of the development at drug abuse treatment and services in this part of the Middle East.
  —Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 2002
• This book performs an unexpected task. It transports us to the late 1990s, when peace between Israelis and Palestinians seemed likely...As the authors of this valuable book make clear without saying it, peace, trust and collaboration will be required to address adequately the drug scourge on Israeli-Palestinian land.
  —Addiction 2002

Table of Contents:

• Introduction by Richard E. Isralowitz and Richard A. Rawson
• The Social Context of Reality: Perspectives of Drug Use and Abuse Among Palestinian and Israeli People
• The Social Context and Reality of Substance Use in the Middle East by Richard E. Isralowitz
• Drugs and Peace: New Meanings, Old Metaphors-- The Palestinian-Israeli People Against Substance Abuse (PIPASA) Experience by Gary Sussman
• People in Transition
• Drug Abuse: Problems, Policies, and Programs in Palestine by Mohamed Afifi and Mahmoud Al-Zuheiry
• The West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip by Violet Fasheh, Mohamed Afifi, and Salah El-Sousi
• Psychoactive Substance Use by Jews and Arabs in Israel by Giora Rahav and Meir Teichman
• Alcohol Use Among Moslems and Druze in Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority: Theoretical Aspects and Trends by Shoshana Weiss, et al.
• Russian-Speaking Immigrants: Facts Associated with Heroin Use by Richard E. Isralowitz and Sofia Borkin
• Social Change and Substance Use Among Bedouin Arabs in Southern Israel by Ismael AbuSaad
• Toward an Understanding of Drug Prevalence Estimation and Evaluation for Palestinian and Israeli Populations
• Rapid Assessment and Response (RAR) to HIV and Psychoactive Substance Use: Relevance for the Eastern Mediterranean Region by Gundo Weiler, et al.
• Middle East Drug Use Watch (MEDUW): A Trilateral System to Measure the Type and Extent of Psychoactive Substance Use in Palestinian and Israeli Communities by Richard A. Rawson, Albert Hasson, and Richard E. Isralowitz
• Is There a Need for an International Screening Test? The Middle East as a Case in Point by Thomas F. Babor
• Perspectives of Drug Services: Needs and Intervention Strategies
• Patterns, Policies, and Treatment Strategies of Substance Abuse in Israel: Past and Present by David Elisha, Jorge Gleser, and Michael Reiter
• Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Using Scientifically Supported Treatment Manuals: A Strategy for Addressing Addiction Among Palestinian and Israeli People by Jeanne Obert, et al.
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse from an Islamic Perspective: Implications for Intervention by Alean Al-Krenawi, John R. Graham, and Mahmud A. Sehwail
• The Right Stuff: Key Personality Characteristics that Indicate Success in Overcoming Addiction in Israel by Rachel Lev-Wiesel
• The Evaluation of Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: Relevance to the Middle East by Maristela G. Monteiro
• Appendix 1: Department for the Treatment of Substance Abuse: A Review of Responsibilities and Services by Jorge Gleser, et al.
• Appendix 2: National Service for Drug Abuse Intervention, Division of Correctional Services, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, State of Israel by Ariela Segev
• Appendix 3: Anti-Drug Authority, State of Israel by Shlomo Gal
• Index