The Etiology and Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Minority Youth

by Steven Schinke

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789003309
• ISBN13: 9780789003300
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.6"