The Etiology and Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Minority Youth Contributor(s): Schinke, Steven (Author), Botvin, Gilbert J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0789003309 ISBN-13: 9780789003300 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1997 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Children's Studies |
Dewey: 362.290 |
LCCN: 97016110 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.6" (0.88 lbs) 130 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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:
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