Comprehensive terminology that refers to drug abuse. Also includes entries to foreign countries and how they handle the problem. Intended for laypersons and professionals. Designed as a companion volume to Encyclopedia of alcoholism, edited by Robert O'Brien and Morris Chafetz, 1982. Entries are explanatory and vary in length. Miscellaneous appendixes that identify street language, slang synonyms, fifty-five tables, and selected sources of information (including foreign countries). Lengthy bibliography. Index.