Preventing Harmful Substance Use by Tim Stockwell, Paul Gruen... - 9780470092286

Preventing Harmful Substance UseThe Evidence Base for Policy and Practice\nAuthor(s): Tim Stockwell, Paul Gruenewald, John Toumbourou, Wendy Loxley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780470092286, 978-0470092286\nSynopsis\nThe prevention of harm from drug use, both legal and illegal, is a major concern to government departments and clinicians throughout the world. Recently, much new research has been conducted regarding global levels and patterns of drug-related harm, on common risk factors with other social problems ([url] mental health, crime) and on the effectiveness of wide range of intervention strategies. There is a need to summarise and synthesise this new knowledge for use in a range of disciplines. Preventing Harmful Substance Use offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date advice available on the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse. Contributors provide authoritative, science-based reviews.