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Handbook of child and adolescent drug and substance abuse : pharmacological, developmental, and clinical considerations

An insightful and comprehensive guide covering the nature of drug and substance useand abuse by children and adolescents The 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 adolescents

Print Book, English, ©2012
John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, N.J., ©2012