Includes bibliographies.

The past and present status of alcoholism, an overview, by A. Tongue.--The twelve-year struggle against alcoholism in France, by L. Fleck.--Alcoholism in Scandinavia, by T. Kjolstad.--Alcoholism in Australia, by R. Seaborn and A. P. Diehm.--Czechoslovakia's response to alcoholism, by J. Skala.--Recent developments in the struggle against alcoholism in Italy, by G. Mastrangelo.--Meeting the problems of alcoholism in the United States, by S. Bacon.--Voluntary agencies, their past and future roles, by E. D. Whitney.--Alcoholics Anonymous, by J. Norris.--Office treatment of the alcoholic by the private physician, by R. Fox and B. Leach.--The minister's role in recovery from alcoholism, by J. L. Kellermann.--Alcoholism and the work world: prevention in a new light, by H. Trice.--The use of pharmacological adjuncts in the comprehensive therapy of alcoholics, by E. C. Hoff.--Jamming the revolving door: new approaches to the public drunkenness offenders, by D. J. Pittman.--Assessment and treatment of youthful drug users, by D. J. Myerson.--A response to the drug age, by H. D. Archibald.--Alcoholism and drug dependence - under one umbrella? By M. M. Glatt.--Predisposition to alcoholism, by J. Mardones.--Issues and trends, by E. D. Whitney.