Vagrant Alcoholics

In the 1970s the vagrant alcoholic was not a new problem. Tim Cook worked for many years with homeless men and in this book, originally published in 1975, he describes the problems of vagrant alcoholics and the way in which one voluntary organization, the Alcoholics Recovery Project, based in South London, responded to these problems.

List of contents

Preface. 1. Introduction 2. The Beginning 3. The First Phase 4. Shop Fronts 5. Other Work of the Project 6. Detoxification Centres 7. Views from the Other Side 8. Assessment and Evaluation 9. Concluding Considerations. Bibliography. Index.

About the author

Tim Cook

Summary

In the 1970s the vagrant alcoholic was not a new problem. Tim Cook worked for many years with homeless men and in this book, originally published in 1975, he describes the problems of vagrant alcoholics and the way in which one voluntary organization, the Alcoholics Recovery Project, based in South London, responded to these problems.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Cook
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032616360
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261636-0
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Alcohol and Alcoholism
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction, Addiction & therapy, Psychotherapy, Social Work, Addiction and therapy