The Oxford Handbook of Adolescent Substance Abuse

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Adolescent Substance Abuse written by Robert A. Zucker and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 857 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook's content provides a definitive overview of the research knowledge base for adolescent substance abuse, the most significant social problem of adolescence. Its contributors are leading researchers in their fields, making the volume unique in the breadth as well as depth of its coverage. Topics covered range from basic neuroscience to genetics to behavioral precursors and correlates, to social relationships, to cultural variation, to clinical correlates, to social policy. The Handbook's comprehensive scope and the depth of its analysis make it suitable both as a text for graduate level courses as well as a core reference for professionals in the field.