Handbook Of Drug Abuse Prevention

*HA13, Handbook on Drug Abuse Prevention: A Comprehensive Strategy to Prevent the Abuse of Alcohol and Other Drugs, Robert H. Coombs(UCLA School of Medicine), Douglas M. Ziedonis(Yale University School of Medicine), 37755-6, 608 pp., 7 x 9 1/4, 0-133-77557-7, casebound, 1995, $20.00nk, January*/This hard-hitting handbook addressing substance abuse is comprised of chapters written by a variety of leading experts in the drug prevention/treatment field. This volume specifies proven and effective techniques, critiques ineffective and counterproductive approaches, and proposes options for retaliation against the on-going war.

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 an evolving field in the practice and policy of drug abuse prevention.

This book examines the current strides being made in evidence-based drug prevention, particularly with school-age youth. It explores decades of research and successful programs to help researchers, practitioners, and policy makers make further progress in preventing drug abuse.