Download or read book Heroin Addiction: The addict, the treatment process, and social control written by Jerome J. Platt and published by Krieger Publishing Company. This book was released on 1986 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of recent advances in dealing with heroin addiction, this book examines the treatment process, the prevention of relapse and psychopathology as related to treatment outcome. Treatment within the criminal justice system is covered as is the role of coercion.