Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse : Pharmacological, Developmental, and Clinical Considerations.

• Main Author: Pagliaro, Louis A.
• Other Authors: Pagliaro, Ann Marie
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Children > Drug use > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Teenagers > Drug use > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Adolescent psychiatry > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Behavior therapy for children > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Child psychiatry > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Medicine.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.; MEDICAL > Pediatrics.; Children > Drug use.; Teenagers > Drug use.; Electronic books.; Handbooks and manuals.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (529 pages)
• ISBN: 9781118101056; 1118101057; 9781118117941; 1118117948
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118101056

An insightful and comprehensive guide covering the nature of drug and substance useand abuse by children and adolescentsThe Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the unique nature and extent of substance use by children and adolescents and its direct impact on their health, safety, and well-being, as well as that of their families and communities. Written from a developmental perspective, the chapters cover biological, psychological, and sociological theories for the abuse of alcohol and other substances by children and adolesc.