The Health Care System and Drug Abuse Prevention: Toward Cooperation and Health Promotion

摘要

Prevention strategies against drug abuse have relied primarily on individuals, schools, families, and other community institutions, through information, education, alternatives, and early intervention approaches. The health care delivery system has had limited involvement in a comprehensive drug abuse prevention/health promotion strategy. The major purpose of this monograph is to examine different ways in which health care institutions, organizations, and practitioners can become more involved in health promotion and drug abuse prevention. This monograph presents the diverse views of professionals in various aspects of health promotion and drug abuse prevention. While each author has a unique vantage point, all of the contributors were invited to write articles for this monograph because of their interest and expertise in health promotion. The monograph is intended to serve primarily as a vehicle for presenting ideas, concepts, and linkages rather than as an applied manual.