Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse: Pharmacological, Developmental, and Clinical Considerations

by Louis A. Pagliaro and Ann Marie Pagliaro

More than 90 percent of adults with current substance use disorders started using before age 18, engaging in behaviors that affect healthy neurological and psychological development.

This handbook provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the nature and extent of substance use by children and adolescents. The authors examine the direct impact on health, safety, and well being, as well as that of families and communities. This book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470639067
• ISBN13: 9780470639061
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 10.0"