Food Insecurity Among Drug Addicts in Israel: Implications for Social Work Practice Roni Kaufman Richard Isralowitz Alex Reznik ABSTRACT. The intent of this article is to introduce the problem of food insecurity and hunger as a concern for social workers addressing drug addiction and the needs of addicts in Israel. This article discusses the results of a study comparing the food insecurity problem among ad- dicts and non-drug addicts. Specifically, the objectives of this study were: (1) to conduct an analysis of the level of food insecurity in Israel; (2) to examine which individual characteristics are related to food inse- curity among addicts and non-addicts; and (3) to better understand how food insecurity can be addressed in the context of social work treat- ment for addicts. Policy and practice recommendations are discussed. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Ser- vice: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: <docdelivery@haworthpress.com> Website: <http://www.HaworthPress.com> © 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.] KEYWORDS. Food insecurity, hunger, addiction, drug addicts, food programs, social work Roni Kaufman, PhD, is Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion Univer- sity of the Negev, Israel. Richard Isralowitz, PhD, is Professor and Director, and Alex Reznik, PhD, is Research Associate, Israel Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Resource Center, Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Address correspondence to: Dr. Roni Kaufman, PhD, Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Isreal 84105 (E-mail: ronika@ bgumail.bgu.ac.il). Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, Vol. 5(3) 2005 Available online at http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JSWPA © 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1300/J160v05n03_03 21