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.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Recent Titles in the Contemporary World Issues Series.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
1: Background and History.
2: Problems, Issues, and Solutions.
Perspectives: Introduction.
3: All Are Welcome to Change.
4: Technology and Nature Enable Ethanol Abuse.
5: E-Cigarette Vapor versus Cigarette Smoke: Is Vapor Really Safer?.
6: The Use of Neurofeedback in Treating Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents.
7: The Demographics of Heroin Abuse Have Shifted Dramatically.
8: The Etiology of Intravenous Heroin Use in Adolescent Girls.
9: Enhancing Motivation for Therapy: The Importance of the Therapeutic Relationship.
10: The Myth of the Drug-Habit: Defining Addiction as a Disease.
