Handbook of Drug Abuse Prevention

This wide-ranging handbook brings together experts in the sociology of drug abuse prevention. Providing a comprehensive overview of the accumulated knowledge on prevention theory, intervention design, and development and prevention research methodology, this work also promotes prevention science as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Sloboda, Zili (Editor ), Bukoski, William J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research,
Temas:
Sociology.
Public health.
Epidemiology.
Personality.
Difference (Psychology).
Public Health.
Personality and Differential Psychology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Historical Overview
  • The Emerging Science of Drug Abuse Prevention
  • Social Contexts of Prevention
  • Effective Mass Media Strategies for Drug Abuse Prevention Campaigns
  • Drug Abuse Prevention Curricula in Schools
  • Dissemination of Research-Based Family Interventions for the Prevention of Substance Abuse
  • Peers and the Prevention of Adolescent Drug Use
  • Mobilizing Communities To Reduce Risk for Drug Abuse: A Comparison of Two Strategies
  • Community-Focused Drug Abuse Prevention
  • Drug Abuse Prevention in the Workplace
  • Prevention Approaches in Methadone Treatment Settings: Children of Drug Abuse Treatment Clients
  • Prevention as Social Control
  • Drug Tests in Prevention Research
  • Anti-Drug-Abuse Policies as Prevention Strategies
  • Theoretical and Empirical Foundations of Prevention
  • Forging a Relationship between Drug Abuse Epidemiology and Drug Abuse Prevention
  • Risk and Protective Factors of Adolescent Drug Use: Implications for Prevention Programs
  • Bridging the Gap between Substance Use Prevention Theory and Practice
  • Preventive Intervention Targeting Precursors
  • Designing Prevention Programs: The Developmental Perspective
  • Special Populations
  • Gender Issues in Substance Abuse Prevention
  • Preventing Substance Use among Latino Youth
  • African-American Substance Use Epidemiology and Prevention Issues
  • The Effectiveness of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention among American-Indian Youth
  • Drug Abuse Prevention Research for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
  • Interactions Between Biology and Social Context-Risks for Multiple Behavioral and Mental Disorders
  • Basic Science and Drug Abuse Prevention: Neuroscience, Learning, and Personality Perspectives
  • Cross-National Comparisons of Co-Morbidities between Substance Use Disorders and Mental Disorders
  • Drug Prevention Research for High-Risk Youth
  • Research Designs for Family Studies
  • Research Design, Measurement, And Data Analytic Issues
  • Design Principles and Their Application in Preventive Field Trials
  • Major Data Analysis Issues in Drug Abuse Prevention Research
  • Methodological Considerations in Prevention Research
  • Prevention Program Implementation
  • Family Management Practices: Research Design and Measurement Issues
  • Power Analysis Models and Methods: A Latent Variable Framework for Power Estimation and Analysis
  • Drug Abuse Prevention: A Look into the Future
  • Application of Computer Technology to Drug Abuse Prevention
  • Putting Science into Practice.

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