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The Oxford Handbook of Adolescent Substance Abuse

About The Oxford Handbook of Adolescent Substance Abuse

Adolescent substance abuse is the nation''s #1 public health problem. It originates out of a developmental era where experimentation with the world is increasingly taking place, and where major changes in physical self and social relationships are taking place. These changes cannot be understood by any one discipline nor can they be described by focusing only on the behavioral and social problems of this age period, the characteristics of normal development, or thepharmacology and addictive potential of specific drugs. They require knowledge of the brain''s systems of reward and control, genetics, psychopharmacology, personality, child development, psychopathology, family dynamics, peer group relationships, culture, social policy, and more. Drawing on theexpertise of the leading researchers in this field, this Handbook provides the most comprehensive summarization of current knowledge about adolescent substance abuse. The Handbook is organized into eight sections covering the literature on the developmental context of this life period, the epidemiology of adolescent use and abuse, similarities and differences in use, addictive potential, and consequences of use for different drugs; etiology and course as characterized at different levelsof mechanistic analysis ranging from the genetic and neural to the behavioural and social. Two sections cover the clinical ramifications of abuse, and prevention and intervention strategies to most effectively deal with these problems. The Handbook''s last section addresses the role of socialpolicy in framing the problem, in addressing it, and explores its potential role in alleviating it.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199735662
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 856
  • Published:
  • October 9, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 257x180x53 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 1678 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: April 24, 2025

Description of The Oxford Handbook of Adolescent Substance Abuse

Adolescent substance abuse is the nation''s #1 public health problem. It originates out of a developmental era where experimentation with the world is increasingly taking place, and where major changes in physical self and social relationships are taking place. These changes cannot be understood by any one discipline nor can they be described by focusing only on the behavioral and social problems of this age period, the characteristics of normal development, or thepharmacology and addictive potential of specific drugs. They require knowledge of the brain''s systems of reward and control, genetics, psychopharmacology, personality, child development, psychopathology, family dynamics, peer group relationships, culture, social policy, and more. Drawing on theexpertise of the leading researchers in this field, this Handbook provides the most comprehensive summarization of current knowledge about adolescent substance abuse. The Handbook is organized into eight sections covering the literature on the developmental context of this life period, the epidemiology of adolescent use and abuse, similarities and differences in use, addictive potential, and consequences of use for different drugs; etiology and course as characterized at different levelsof mechanistic analysis ranging from the genetic and neural to the behavioural and social. Two sections cover the clinical ramifications of abuse, and prevention and intervention strategies to most effectively deal with these problems. The Handbook''s last section addresses the role of socialpolicy in framing the problem, in addressing it, and explores its potential role in alleviating it.

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