Preventing Drug Abuse: What Do We Know? Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc (Author), Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309046270 ISBN-13: 9780309046275 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1993 Annotation: This new book provides a comprehensive overview of what we know about drug prevention and its effectiveness, including results of a wide range of antidrug efforts; a profile of the drug problem; an examination of promising prevention techniques from other areas of health and human services; and more. Index. Approx. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology |
Dewey: 362.291 |
LCCN: 93007333 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: As the nation's drug crisis has deepened, public and private agencies have invested huge sums of money in prevention efforts. Are the resulting programs effective? What do we need to know to make them more effective? This book provides a comprehensive overview on what we know about drug abuse prevention and its effectiveness, including:
This volume offers provocative findings on the connection between low self-esteem and drug use, the role of schools, the reality of changing drug use in the population, and more. Preventing Drug Abuse will be indispensable to anyone involved in the search for solutions, including policymakers, anti-drug program developers and administrators, and researchers. |