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Regarding heroin: British and American approaches

Social Work Department, 33 Sabin Hall, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, USA

Rupert van Wormer

Social Work Department, University of Minnesota-Duluth, vanwormer{at}uni.edu

Scott Dickenson

Counseling Department, University of Northern Iowa

Where the British substance abuse counselors stress harm education, Americans emphasize abstinence and punishment over prevention efforts. A contrast in the dual approaches has become evident through a social work department international exchange program. This paper focuses on heroin use and argues that much can be learned from both positive and negative experiences surrounding its control.

International Social Work, Vol. 42, No. 3, 319-331 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/002087289904200306


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