What difference does culture make? Coping with Alcohol and Drug Problems: The Experiences of Family Members in Three Contrasting Cultures aims to deepen and extend understanding of the experiences of family members trying to cope with the excessive drinking or drug taking of a relative. Comprehensiv[...]

Accessibly written and based on the latest research, this book tackles a key issue in contemporary society. Pulling no punches, addiction authority Jim Orford presents evidence that gambling represents a serious danger to public health due to its potential addictiveness.[...]

This book is both a sequel to and expansion of Community Psychology, published in 1992. It serves as a textbook for courses on community psychology but now also includes material on inequality and health, since both are concerned with the way an individual's social setting and the systems with which[...]

Addiction Dilemmas explores the impact of addiction on those closest to the individuals affected - their families. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the book discusses the stresses and strains that family members are subjected to, the dilemmas that they face, and the coping strategies that they ha[...]

Argues that power and powerlessness have been neglected in the study of addiction.

Despite a rapid increase in the availability of many forms of gambling, there has been little serious study in the literature of the likely effects. This book reviews what is known about gambling in Britain and studying work on the nature, prevalence and possible causes of problem gambling.[...]