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A Brighter Side: Protective and Risk Factors in the Rehabilitation of Chronic Drug Abusers in Hong Kong
Contributor(s): Cheung, Yuet Wah (Author)

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 ISBN: 9629964082     ISBN-13: 9789629964085
Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
OUR PRICE: $33.60  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: June 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction
Dewey: 362.293
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.00 lbs) 192 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Despite an increase in the investigation of Hong Kong's drug problem, little has been published concerning the causes of continuous drug use or the recovery process experienced by chronic drug abusers. A Brighter Side documents a pioneer longitudinal study of chronic drug abuse in Hong Kong, using an analytical framework to explore the protective and risk factors affecting relapse or abstinence from drugs. The findings have significant implications for theories of drug use and rehabilitation, especially in regards to the role of social capital, self-efficacy, short-term abstinence, and harm reduction in the road to recovery. The findings also have practical implications for services aimed at chronic drug abusers in Hong Kong and other Asian societies.
 
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