Preventing Youth Substance Abuse, 9781591473077
Hardcover
Adolescent substance use can disrupt emotional, cognitive, and social growth, with roots in early life factors. Emphasizing predictors such as parental involvement, self-regulation, social skills, and academic achievement, seven prevention interventions are explored across diverse cultures and developmental stages.

Preventing Youth Substance Abuse

science-based programs for children and adolescents

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  • Hardcover

    265 pages

  • Release Date

    14 November 2006

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Summary

Adolescent substance use can interfere with cognitive, emotional, and social development and may even affect later functioning in adult domains such as parenting and employment. The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) recognized that this problem does not arise anew in adolescence, but in fact has roots in childhood. CSAP identified four critical predictors from childhood for substance use that could be valuable targets for prevention of adolescent substance use: parental management …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781591473077
ISBN-10:1591473071
Author:Patrick H. Tolan, Soledad Sambrano, José Szapocznik
Publisher:American Psychological Association
Imprint:American Psychological Association
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:265
Edition:1st
Release Date:14 November 2006
Weight:662g
Dimensions:254mm x 178mm

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