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Over the last decade the world has experienced a growing interest
in problems associated with the nonmedical use of drugs. This
interest has corresponded to a real growth in the extent,
diversity, and social impact of the use of alcohol and drugs in
many societies. As a result, the amount of research and writing on
the subject of drug problems has greatly increased, and it has
become very difficult for one individual to keep up with all the
relevant literature. There is thus an acute need in the field for
critical reviews that assess current developments, and the present
series is intended to fill this need. The series is not to be an
"annual review" in the usual sense. The aim is not to cover all the
work reported during the preceding year in relation to a fixed
selection of topics. Rather, it is to present each year evaluative
papers on topics in which enough recent progress has been made to
alter the general scope in a particular area. Owing to the
multidisciplinary nature of problems of drug use and dependence,
the papers published in each volume will be drawn from several
disciplines. However, some volumes may be devoted to one partic
ular problem, with individual reviews and papers examining various
aspects of it. The composition of the editorial board and the
international advisory board reflects these objectives. The editors
are members of the senior scientific staff of the Addiction
Research Foundation of Ontario."
This volume is the eighth in the Research Advances Series and the
fifth published by Plenum Press. The purpose of the series is to
review new work in rapidly changing fields. We do not expect
reviews to cover the whole field of work on alcoholism and
addiction. Nor do we expect that they will be like annual reviews
covering all work in a delimited field. Our reviews are designed to
explore only the most exciting parts of the total field and to
focus on conclusions that can be made about them. The series
publishes one volume each year. Volume 8 is an omnibus rather than
a theme volume in that a wide range of topics is covered, including
research on alcohol, opiates, and tobacco. As usual, the greater
emphasis is on alcohol research, reflecting the importance of the
problem and the volume of work to be reviewed. With Volume 8 come
some changes in the Editorial Board. It will be the last volume in
the series for Robert E. Popham who has resigned from the Board. He
has been with the series since its inception and has contributed a
great deal to its development. The members of the Board are
grateful for his help. We are adding two new members: Dr. Howard
Cappell, whose field is experimental psychology, and Dr. Edward M.
Sellers, in clinical medicine and pharmacology.
The year 1961 marked the beginning of the second decade of
operation of the Alcoholism Research Foundation of Ontario. It also
marked the end, in certain respects, of a stage in its development
as a research organization. The most concrete event in this regard
was an amendment to the act governing the Foundation, which added
the words 'Drug Addiction' to its name and broadened its legitimate
scope to include the study of virtually all forms of addictive
behaviour. The year appeared to mark the end of a formative and
largely exploratory stage of research and the beginning of a period
characterized by a more precise sense of overall direction. This is
best revealed through an examination of the history of the
Foundation's research endeavour and of the character and results of
the numerous projects which have been conducted under its auspices.
Such an examination was attempted in the research section of the
1961 Annual Report of the Foundation. However, because of the
special purpose and highly restricted readership for which this
report was designed, it seemed desirable to publish the material
subsequently in a form suitable for wider distribution.
Accordingly, the present volume was prepared, and comprises a
somewhat revised and expanded version of the original review. It is
hoped that it will prove of value not only to research workers but
also to those whose primary responsibilities in the alcoholism
field are in the realm of treatment, education, or the
administration of programs with these functions.
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