First published in 1991, Homelessness and Drinking conveys multitude of information about a homeless drinking population in Anchorage, Alaska. The data presented were obtained from day-to-day observations of individuals using a Sleep-Off Center. Bernard Segal discusses themes like descriptive analysis of clients using the sleep-off centre; analysis of drinking and drug-taking behaviour among homeless; intervention and treatment of the homeless alcoholic; and assessment of treatment outcome, to showcase that when people become homeless and attached to alcohol, it then becomes extremely difficult to separate the drinker from alcohol. This book is an essential read for students and scholars of addiction studies, psychology, sociology, and behavioural studies.
Author(s): Bernard Segal
Series: Routledge Revivals
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 166
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Original Title
Original Copyright
Contents
About the Author
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
A Brief Review of Homelessness
Homelessness in Anchorage
Chapter 2: Method
Research Design
Instruments and Instrument Development
Chapter 3: Results and Discussion: Part A. A Descriptive Analysis of Clients Using the Sleep-Off Center
Part I. Duplicated Admissions: 1989
Part II. Unduplicated Client Characteristics: 1989
Chapter 4: Results and Discussion: Part B. An Analysis of Drinking and Drug-Taking Behavior Among the Homeless
A. The ISI Sample: Comparisons with Unduplicated SOC Data
B. Comparison with Other Skid Row Populations
C. Drinking Behavior
D. BAL, Intoxication and Alcoholism
E. Drinking and Treatment-Related Behaviors
F. Drug-Taking Behavior
G. Legal Involvement and Hospitalization
Summary
Chapter 5: Intervention and Treatment of the Homeless Alcoholic
A. Detoxification
B. Treatment
Summary
Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations
List of References
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
