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ISBN: 9789241700603
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Languages : en
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Drug use among non-student youth
Author: Drug Use Among Youth
Author: Drug Use Among Youth
Author: DIANE Publishing CompanyPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9780788117619
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
This study (1) describes the prevalence of drug and alcohol use among various groups of young people, (2) describes the relationship between drug and alcohol use, (3) identifies risk factors most related to drug and alcohol use by youth, (4) identifies and describes federal programs aimed at drug risk factors, and (5) describes what set of policies might constitute a reasonable prevention/intervention strategy. Charts and tables.
Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS)
Author: Linda A. DimeffPublisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9781572303928
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This instructive manual presents a pragmatic and clinically proven approach to the prevention and treatment of undergraduate alcohol abuse. The BASICS model is a nonconfrontational, harm reduction approach that helps students reduce their alcohol consumption and decrease the behavioral and health risks associated with heavy drinking. Including numerous reproducible handouts and assessment forms, the book takes readers step-by-step through conducting BASICS assessment and feedback sessions. Special topics covered include the use of DSM-IV criteria to evaluate alcohol abuse, ways to counter student defensiveness about drinking, and obtaining additional treatment for students with severe alcohol dependency. Note about Photocopy Rights: The Publisher grants individual book purchasers nonassignable permission to reproduce selected figures, information sheets, and assessment instruments in this book for professional use. For details and limitations, see copyright page.
Monitoring the Future, National Survey Results on Drug Use
Author: Drug Abuse Among Minority Youth
Author: Drug Use Among American High School Students, College Students, and Other Young Adults
Author: Reducing Underage Drinking
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309089352
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 761
Book Description
Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks â€" and the earlier teens start drinking, the greater the danger. Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get access to alcohol. Why is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it. Reducing Underage Drinking will serve as both a game plan and a call to arms for anyone with an investment in youth health and safety.
Drug Use Among Youth
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289129330
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO studied the use of illicit drugs and alcohol among adolescents, focusing on the: (1) prevalence of drug and alcohol use among various groups of young people; (2) relationship between drug and alcohol use; (3) risk factors most related to drug and alcohol use by youth; (4) federal programs targeted at drug-use risk factors; and (5) policies that constitute a reasonable prevention or intervention strategy. GAO found that: (1) although drug and alcohol use among adolescents has declined from its peak in the late 1970s and early 1980s, there is still considerable underage drinking and illegal drug use among youth; (2) there is little difference in drug and alcohol use between minority and white youth; (3) delinquency and early use of alcohol are significantly associated with the use of marijuana and cocaine; (4) risk factors vary for one-time users and those that use drugs over a period of time; (5) some researchers believe that the interaction of several risk factors determines the probability of drug use by youth; (6) poverty and place of residence are not significantly related to illicit drug use; (7) the federal government has 19 substance abuse prevention programs, most of which are targeted at high-risk groups; (8) other federal prevention funding is available for substance abuse prevention activities; (9) current risk factor research does not provide information to develop targeted prevention strategies because of the varying risk factors among different drug-using groups; and (10) there is a consensus that prevention approaches that are comprehensive, community based, and collaborative are the most effective.
College Drinking and Drug Use
Author: Helene Raskin WhitePublisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 1606239953
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Substance use among college students can result in serious academic and safety problems and have long-term negative repercussions. This state-of-the-art volume draws on the latest research on students' alcohol and drug use to provide useful suggestions for how to address this critical issue on college campuses. Leading researchers from multiple disciplines examine the prevalence and nature of substance use by students; biological and neuropsychological considerations; psychological and social aspects; prevention; and policy. Exemplary programs are presented -- including brief interventions, comprehensive prevention programs, and recovery support programs -- enhancing the utility of the book for campus-based clinicians and administrators. This title is part of The Duke Series in Child Development and Public Policy, edited by Kenneth A. Dodge and Martha Putallaz.