A Brighter Side: Protective and Risk Factors in the Rehabilitation of Chronic Drug Abusers in Hong Kong - Hardcover
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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Yuet-wah Cheung is currently a professor in the Department of Sociology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 2008, he was awarded a Medal of Honor by the Government of the Hong Kong SAR for his contribution to studying substance abuse in Hong Kong.
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- PublisherThe Chinese University Press
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 9629964007
- ISBN 13 9789629964009
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages192
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A Brighter Side: Protective and Risk Factors in the Rehabilitation of Chronic Drug Abusers in Hong Kong
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The Chinese University Press
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ISBN 10: 9629964007
ISBN 13: 9789629964009
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