The topics explored in Geography and Drug Addiction include: (1) Spatial patterns of drug use and addiction. (2) Linking spatial models with drug abuse research. (3) Interaction of social and environmental factors with biochemical processes of addiction. (4) Locational analyses of drug addiction treatment and service delivery facilities. (5) Neighborhood scale studies of geographic factors (including the built environment) and their interaction with drug addiction, treatment, or prevention. (6) Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to better understanding and respond to drug addiction. (7) Spatial diffusion modeling of addictive drug usage and its changing characteristics, including also predictive modeling. (8) Social epidemiology and GIS. The only book focused on the intersection of geography and drug abuse research Multidisciplinary chapters combining the methodologies of both social and physical sciences These unique mixed-methodological approaches move beyond more traditional research inthe field of drug abuse and provide fresh perspectives INDICE: From the contents List of Tables. List of Figures. Acknowledgements. Foreword. Making Connections: Geography and Drug Addiction.- Part I. Integrating Geography In Drug Abuse Reseach.- Part II. Geo-Epidemiology In Drug Abuse Research.- Part III. Geography Of Injection Drug Users And HIV.- Part IV. Geographic Dimensions Of Drug Treatment And Prevention.- V. Emerging Research Directions.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-8508-6
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 300
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés