Review of Alcohol and Other Drugs: Perspectives on Use, Abuse, Treatment and Prevention.

Reviews the book, Alcohol and Other Drugs: Perspectives on Use, Abuse, Treatment and Prevention by Whitehead, Grindstaff and Boydell (Eds.) (1973). According to the editors, the purpose of this collection of twenty three articles is "to provide readers with a somewhat advanced view of some of the major findings and issues in the use of alcohol and other drugs". Eleven of the articles (approximately one third of the book) are directed to alcohol topics and the remainder to other drugs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)