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Youth and Substance Use
Lori Holleran Steiker
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Description for Youth and Substance Use
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
This practice-based guide gives readers a comprehensive overview of the many issues related to adolescent substance use. The book illustrates the basic etiology and epidemiology of addiction, as well as the specific concerns surrounding prevention, assessment, intervention, and recovery when working with youths. The author makes a conscious effort to address topics central to the lives of youths and adolescents that are often overlooked in more general substance use books. This includes considerations of specific youth populations, and the influence of different youth environments from family and high school to college campuses. The book also provides a rare look at ... Read more
This practice-based guide gives readers a comprehensive overview of the many issues related to adolescent substance use. The book illustrates the basic etiology and epidemiology of addiction, as well as the specific concerns surrounding prevention, assessment, intervention, and recovery when working with youths. The author makes a conscious effort to address topics central to the lives of youths and adolescents that are often overlooked in more general substance use books. This includes considerations of specific youth populations, and the influence of different youth environments from family and high school to college campuses. The book also provides a rare look at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190615581
SKU
V9780190615581
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-87
About Lori Holleran Steiker
Lori Holleran Steiker (MSW, University of Pennsylvania; PhD, Arizona State University) is associate professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin. She has over a decade of experience working with youth and families of those with addictions, and is a co-founder of Austin's first recovery high school as well as the liaison to the ... Read more
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