Alcohol, Drugs and Young People

Clinics in Developmental Medicine No. 172 A comprehensive book dealing with drug, tobacco and alcohol abuse in both children and young people. Presents the facts of drug and alcohol abuse, evidence for prevention and treatment, and reviews of the various types of treatments Reviews all drugs of abuse, including tobacco and alcohol Offers a practical presentation of evidence from particular therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy and family therapy Presents a comprehensive review of the pharmacological advances for this age group with substance use disorders and other mental health problems Written by an international team of professionals and academics, each with a background in adolescent development as well as addiction.

AUTHORS’ APPOINTMENTS FOREWORD 1 POLICY: THE PRINCIPLES OF SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND PRACTICE Paul McArdle and Eilish Gilvarry 2 DETERMINANTS OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE Paul McArdle 3 DRUG USE IN YOUNG PEOPLE: SHORT-TERM EFFECTS AND LONG-TERM HARMS Dan Lubman, Yvonne Bonomo and Murat Yücel 4 YOUNG PEOPLE, SUBSTANCES AND HARM Mandy Abbott, Fariah Khan and Eilish Gilvarry 5 TRENDS IN SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE IN YOUNG PEOPLE Cecilia A Essau and Peter Wennberg 6 SUBSTANCE USE AND PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Michael Farrell 7 THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UNIVERSALYOUTH SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMMES David R Foxcroft, Debby Allen and Lindsey Coombes 8 PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE: TARGETED APPROACHES Paul McArdle 9 TREATMENT: COURSE AND OUTCOME Eilish Gilvarry and Giles Hayden 10 LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Sarah Woolrich 11 PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS Oscar G Bukstein and Theresa Lutka-Fedor 12 ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS AND OUTCOME MEASUREMENT Oscar G Bukstein and Teresa Lutka-Fedor 13 BIOLOGICAL MARKERS (DRUGS) Kim Wolff