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{A taxonomy of social deviance theories is presented on the basis of dichotomisiny and crosstabulating two variables central to the study of human behaviour and social action: the nature versus nurture and the individual versus system notions. The result ing four types of social deviance theories — theories attributing deviance to individual versus group heredity and to personal versus systems shortcomings, respectively — suggest that there is considerable similarity among theories which often goes unnoticed and unnecessarily complicates the understanding of social deviance. Recommended cures for social deviance implied by the (meta)theoretical assumptions of these theories are identified. Recommended cures are found to be at loggerheads with implied causes of social deviance.

In its 'National Campaign Against Drug Abuse', the Federal Government has decided to give top priority in the 1987 financial year to preventing the use of heroin and cocaine, particularly among the young. After reviewing the drug consumption habits of North Queenslanders, we conclude that this decision does not address the most immediate drug‐related health problems of the region. Our data suggest not only that legal drugs pose a far greater threat to the health and welfare of Australian society but also that drug abuse is primarily concentrated within the adult population.