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This is the most comprehensive English-language bibliography on work and alcohol abuse currently in print. It contains over 1000 references, covering the period from 1972 through 1986. Source publications, all of which are annotated, include books, articles, dissertations, theses, conference proceedings, and government publications, most of which were published in the U.S., Canada, and Britain. Each of the seven chapters focus on a wide variety of relevant topics such as definition, identification and diagnosis; companies and management; unions, safety, employee dismissal; government;...

Cocaine has been a socio-medical problem for centuries. In the United States, the first cocaine epidemic occurred between the 1880s and the 1920s. In the 1960s shortages of heroin as well as government programs to stop the smuggling of marijuana may have stimulated the use of cocaine as a substitute. With the development of crack, cocaine became available at a price that made it accessible to virtually anyone. Today, the long-term effects of crack are just beginning to be felt, especially among children born of users. Treatment of cocaine abuse has traditionally been non-pharmacological,...