NCJ Number
164513
Editor(s)
C B McCoy,
L R Metsch,
J A Inciardi
Date Published
1996
Length
240 pages
Annotation
These 10 papers examine the scope of juvenile drug use, prevention and treatment initiatives, and international issues, with emphasis on what programs have proved effective and which initiatives lack the outcome necessary to reduce drug use among youth.
Abstract
The discussions aim to provide drug abuse counselors, clinicians, and researchers an understanding of juvenile drug abusers, options for intervention, and the prevention of other high-risk behaviors. The prevention and treatment strategies analyzed included school-based and street-based programs operated by law enforcement, family therapy, residential treatment approaches, and programs in Brazil and India. Individual papers focus on drug abuse causes, drug abuse epidemiology, the history of juvenile drug use from the 1970's through the 1990's, risk and protective factors for drug use, and classical theories on how adolescents make decisions about drugs and health. Further chapters focus on Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), the role of religion in the initiation and prevention of juvenile drug use, treatment through juvenile health service centers, and a juvenile assessment center for youth who are involved with both drugs and crime. Figures, tables, chapter reference lists, author biographies, and index