Over the past 30 years Dr. Richard Fields has performed clinical work with substance abusers and their families. "Drugs in Perspective" is a thorough user-friendly compilation of reports, literature, and case studies on alcohol and drug prevention, intervention, and treatment.
Yeah, this is an okay introduction to the issue of drug addiction. It is a somewhat shallow treatment of the issue and provides no real information on treatment. This book might be good for an undergrad survey class on the topic.