Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Adolescence

Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Adolescence

Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Adolescence

Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Adolescence

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Overview

This timely volume explores the possible reasons that young people turn to drugs, the most effective methods to manage those who are afflicted, and ways to educate youth to prevent their initial drug involvement.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781317774280
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 05/22/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 206
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Judith Brook, Barry Stimmel

Table of Contents

Part 1 EDITORIAL; Chapter 1 Adolescent Alcohol and Substance Use and Abuse: A Cause for Concern or for Complacency, David W. Brook, MD, Judith S. Brook, EdD, Dan J. Lettieri, PhD, Barry Stimmel, MD; Chapter 2 Drug Abuse: A Review of Explanations and Models of Explanation, Dan J. Lettieri, PhD; Chapter 3 A Developmental Perspective on Adolescent Drug Abuse, Diana Baumrind, PhD, Kenneth A. Moselle, PhD; Chapter 4 The Epidemiology of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among Adolescents, Richard R. Clayton, PhD, Christian Ritter, PhD; Chapter 5 The Adaptive Significance of Chronic Marijuana Use for Adolescents and Adults, Herbert Hendin, MD, Ann Pollinger Haas, PhD; Chapter 6 A Theory of Adolescent Substance Abuse, James V. Spotts, PhD, Franklin C. Shontz, PhD; Chapter 7 On Processes of Peer Influences in Adolescent Drug Use: A Developmental Perspective, Denise B. Kandel; Chapter 8 Father's Influence on His Daughter's Marijuana Use Viewed in a Mother and Peer Context, Judith S. Brook, EdD, Martin Whiteman, PhD, Ann Scovell Gordon, MA, David W. Brook, MD; Part 2 SELECTIVE GUIDE TO CURRENT REFERENCE SOURCES ON TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS ISSUE; Chapter 9 Alcoholism and Substance Abuse in Adolescents, Theodora Andrews;
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