Parenting and Teen Drug Use

by Lawrence M. Scheier and William B. Hansen

Teen drug use is a critical and timely health issue that deeply affects adolescent development in a number of important areas, including social, cognitive, and affective functioning, as well as long-term health and wellbeing. Trends indicate that drug use is starting at an earlier age, the potency of several drugs is much stronger than in the past, and more new drugs are illegally being manufactured to provide faster, heightened effects. In addition,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199739021
• ISBN13: 9780199739028
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"