Substance Misuse in Adolescence

Bys: Gullotta, Thomas P., Adams, Gerald R., Montemayor, Raymond

Book Overview

This book untangles popular beliefs about substance abuse issues from historical, clinical and research evidence to address questions such as: What factors cause teenagers to abuse drugs and alcohol? How much of a role do economic factors and neighbourhoods play?

Following an introduction which outlines the social history of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and heroin, the volume examines: individual, family, peer and community variables...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080395879X
• ISBN13: 9780803958791
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.4"