Youth Substance Abuse: A Reference Handbook

by David E. Newton

Book Overview

This text provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the essential aspects of youth substance abuse--an important contemporary personal, social, and public health issue.

Humans have been using natural and synthetic chemicals for at least two millennia--primarily for the purpose of treating medical problems, but also for recreational purposes. The 2014 Monitoring the Future survey of eighth, tenth, and twelfth grade students...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440839824
• ISBN13: 9781440839825
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years