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Discusses the social and physical effects of alcohol, the reasons teenagers drink, the problems caused by teenage alcoholism, and possible preventive measures and treatments. ... Read more

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Peer influence, refusal skills, how to handle manipulative behavior, awareness, confronting substance abuse, intervention and how to talk about drugs are explained in terms people can understand.Parents and teachers can immediately practice the action steps suggested by teens, parents, teachers, counselors and law enforcement. ... Read more

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Discusses drug abuse and its penalties as well as the pros and cons of drug legalization. ... Read more

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Since 1992, marijuana use among 8th graders has tripled, among 10th graders it has nearly doubled, and its use among high school seniors has increased by 50 percent. The use of other illicit drugs is also heavily on the rise. Yet, there exists very little research and literature on the etiology and prevention of drug abuse among those most at risk--disadvantaged, inner-city, minority youth. The Etiology and Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Minority Youth is an important first step in remedying this gap in the literature and for getting at the heart of the psychosocial factors that promote and sustain drug use among minority youth.

The book’s chapters evolved from a program of research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and Cornell University Medical College’s Institute for Prevention Research concerning drug abuse prevention with multi-ethnic youth. So that you might learn effective strategies for intervening with at-risk adolescents and teenagers, The Etiology and Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Minority Youth discusses:

• correlates and predictors of alcohol and drug use
• community-based skills interventions
• how youths offset feelings of distress or self-derogation by bonding with deviant peers
• the advantages of community-oriented outreach programs
• the role of cultural factors as they shape vulnerability to adolescent alcohol and drug use
• the role of ethnic identity as a moderator of psychosocial risk for alcohol and marijuana use
• the needs of youth at high risk for future use
• preventing gateway drug use
• drug use among youth living in homeless shelters
• the conditions of public housing and how they affect the etiology of drug abuse
  
  An essential tool for policymakers, social workers, clinicians, researchers, psychiatrists, and other professionals in chemical dependency and narcotics rehabilitation, The Etiology and Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Minority Youth provides you with vital insight on the causes of drug use among minority adolescents, the strengths and limitations of different intervention approaches, and incentive to find appropriate ways for working with at-risk, minority teenagers.

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Discusses the use of drugs by teenagers, and, in particular, the consequences of combining drugs and driving. ... Read more

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Discusses how the brain functions, the effects of drugs on the brain, how drug use can lead to addiction, and where to get help. ... Read more

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Discusses the characteristics of crack cocaine and the dangers of using the drug. ... Read more

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This book was very good because it tells you what crack can do to you . And what can happen if you do crack.And it tells you how much people buy this drug for . And it also tells you were they get this drug from. I recommend this book so that you can know whathappens if you do this drug . ... Read more

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Explains what methadone is, what it does, the pros and cons of its use as a treatment for heroin addiction, and possible abuses of this drug. ... Read more

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Examines the harmful effects of cocaine use and addiction, and explains the dangers of teenage drug abuse in general. ... Read more

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Discusses the effects of drug abuse on the family, particularly siblings, of the abuser and what family members can do to help each other. ... Read more