Risk-Takers: Alcohol, Drugs, s** and Youth-Moira Plant

Taylor & Francis

Gives a comprehensive view of youthful involvement with drinking, smoking, illicit drug use and sexual activity, providing a challenging assessment of health education for young people. > \nRisk-Takers gives a comprehensive view of youthful involvement with drinking, smoking, drug use and sex. It provides a challenging assessment of health education for young people showing that, despite the threat of AIDS and HIV infection, risk-taking remains a feature of normal adolescent behaviour, difficult to restrain or curb. > Introduction; Chapter 1 The causes of drug use; Chapter 2 Drinking habits; Chapter 3 Smoking habits; Chapter 4 Illicit drug use; Chapter 5 Alcohol misuse; Chapter 6 Tobacco-related harm; Chapter 7 Drug-related harm; Chapter 8 Alcohol, drugs and pregnancy; Chapter 9 Sexual behaviour; Chapter 10 Alcohol, drugs and risky sex; Chapter 11 Risk-takers; Chapter 12 Prevention and harm minimization; Chapter 13 Conclusions; > \n`... a much needed overview on substance miy