Preventing Substance Use Problems Among Young People

Author : Gary Roberts,Canada's Drug Strategy,Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UIUC:30112056883553

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Preventing Substance Use Problems Among Young People by Gary Roberts,Canada's Drug Strategy,Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Pdf

This book offers direction for effective programming on a broad range of prevention activities. It examines patterns of drug use among Canadian youth and describes programs that show effectiveness or promise in preventing drug use or in reducing harm for youth already using such substances. It is of interest to educators, community developers, health promoters, law enforcement officers, and public health nurses. An appendix includes an index of published programs and Canadian programs.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309439121

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Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms Pdf

Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for the consumer movement and new models of recovery. The consumer movement gave voice to people with mental and substance use disorders and brought their perspectives and experience into national discussions about mental health. However over the same 50-year period, positive change in American public attitudes and beliefs about mental and substance use disorders has lagged behind these advances. Stigma is a complex social phenomenon based on a relationship between an attribute and a stereotype that assigns undesirable labels, qualities, and behaviors to a person with that attribute. Labeled individuals are then socially devalued, which leads to inequality and discrimination. This report contributes to national efforts to understand and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that can lead to stigma and discrimination. Changing stigma in a lasting way will require coordinated efforts, which are based on the best possible evidence, supported at the national level with multiyear funding, and planned and implemented by an effective coalition of representative stakeholders. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies for reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek treatment and other supportive services. It offers a set of conclusions and recommendations about successful stigma change strategies and the research needed to inform and evaluate these efforts in the United States.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264280403

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Health at a Glance 2017 OECD Indicators by OECD Pdf

This new edition of Health at a Glance presents the most recent comparable data on the health status of populations and health system performance in OECD countries.

Author : Office of the Surgeon General,U.s. Department of Health and Human Services
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1974580628

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Facing Addiction in America by Office of the Surgeon General,U.s. Department of Health and Human Services Pdf

All across the United States, individuals, families, communities, and health care systems are struggling to cope with substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders. Substance misuse and substance use disorders have devastating effects, disrupt the future plans of too many young people, and all too often, end lives prematurely and tragically. Substance misuse is a major public health challenge and a priority for our nation to address. The effects of substance use are cumulative and costly for our society, placing burdens on workplaces, the health care system, families, states, and communities. The Report discusses opportunities to bring substance use disorder treatment and mainstream health care systems into alignment so that they can address a person's overall health, rather than a substance misuse or a physical health condition alone or in isolation. It also provides suggestions and recommendations for action that everyone-individuals, families, community leaders, law enforcement, health care professionals, policymakers, and researchers-can take to prevent substance misuse and reduce its consequences.

Author : Zili Sloboda,National Institute on Drug Abuse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Children
ISBN : PURD:32754067907083

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Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents by Zili Sloboda,National Institute on Drug Abuse Pdf

Author : Michael J. Stoil,Gary Hill,Gary Allan Hill
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996-10-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0306454556

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Preventing Substance Abuse by Michael J. Stoil,Gary Hill,Gary Allan Hill Pdf

Preventing Substance Abuse is an informal guide to successful programs for treating specific substance abuse problems, identifying their origins, implementation, outcomes, and, where possible, contacts for obtaining additional information. The emphasis is on information documented from outcomes of successful interventions rather than on theories of what should work or what works under experimental conditions. Key features include easy-to-follow charts and graphs and an appendix summarizing the National Structured Evaluation (mandated by Congress) of substance abuse prevention.

Author : U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1678198102

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Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults (Evidence-based Resource Guide Series) by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Pdf

For those who show heavier patterns of drinking, frequent binge drinking, regular nicotine intake, or early onset of substance use, interventions are required to prevent serious consequences of problem use and alter the path toward substance use disorder (SUD).2 Such interventions include practices shown to delay substance use initiation in adolescents and reduce substance misuse and its associated consequences in young adulthood. Effective prevention practices address factors that place young adults at increased risk for substance misuse-or protect them from substance misuse-and often focus on youth who may be more vulnerable due to their life circumstances, sexual orientation, and preexisting health conditions.

Author : Peter M. Monti,Suzanne M. Colby,Tracy O'Leary Tevyaw
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781462505975

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Adolescents, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse by Peter M. Monti,Suzanne M. Colby,Tracy O'Leary Tevyaw Pdf

This volume reviews a range of empirically supported approaches to prevention and treatment of adolescent substance use problems. The focus is on motivationally based brief interventions that can be delivered in a variety of contexts, that address key developmental considerations, and that draw on cutting-edge knowledge on addictive behavior change. From expert contributors, coverage encompasses alcohol skills training; integrative behavioral and family therapy; motivational interviewing; interventions for dually diagnosed youth; Internet-based education, prevention, and treatment; and applications to HIV prevention. The volume is extensively referenced and includes numerous clinical illustrations and vignettes.

Author : Karina Weichold,Fabriza Giannotta
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781118917374

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Theory-Based Approaches to Substance Misuse and Abuse Prevention in School by Karina Weichold,Fabriza Giannotta Pdf

Youth substance use and misuse are still highly common, despite substantial efforts made to reduce the problem. Early start with substance use is often associated with more severe short- and long-term negative consequences for youth psycho-social adjustment. Bringing together international experts in the areas of prevention, health, and developmental science, this volume presents the most up-to-date knowledge about etiology (e.g., risk and protective factors) of substance use behaviors and the most effective interventions that can be implemented in the school setting. It also presents current hot topics in the field, such as: The importance of implementation fidelity for the success of the program The need to find effective ways to disseminate evidence based interventions and to understand whether those interventions are, in fact, cost effective. Taken together, these articles shed a light on what has been done and what still needs to be done to combat substance use among youth and suggest new theoretical perspectives and new practical approaches to address the problem. This is the 141st volume of New Directions for Youth Development, the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series dedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helping young people, including scholars, practitioners, and people from different disciplines and professions.

Author : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-23
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781794763630

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Identifying Mental Health and Substance Use Problems of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Child-Serving Organizations by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Pdf

This guide was created to promote the early identification of children and adolescents with mental health and substance use problems as well as to provide guidance, tools, and resources for early identification-including a compendium of the most developmentally, culturally, and environmentally appropriate screening instruments. SAMHSA developed the guide using the input of the members of the Federal/National Partnership* (FNP) Early Identification Workgroup, chaired by representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Author : Elizabeth B. Robinson
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780756740771

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Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents by Elizabeth B. Robinson Pdf

One of the goals of the Nat. Institute on Drug Abuse is to help the public understand the causes of drug abuse and to prevent its onset. This is a summary of topics covered in the newest ed. of the guide, "Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents", which includes updated principles, new questions and answers, new program information, and expanded references and resources. This In Brief edition summarizes sections of the guide for community use. Chapters: Prevention Principles; Risk Factors and Protective Factors; Planning for Drug Abuse Prevention in the Community; Applying Prevention Principles to Drug Abuse Prevention Programs; Examples of Research-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Programs; and Selected Resources and References.

Author : National Crime Prevention Centre (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Drug abuse
ISBN : UIUC:30112101886098

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School-based Drug Abuse Prevention by National Crime Prevention Centre (Canada) Pdf

Author : Dr. Richard W. Wilson,Cheryl Kolander
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780763771584

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Drug Abuse Prevention by Dr. Richard W. Wilson,Cheryl Kolander Pdf

"Drug Abuse Prevention: A School and Community Partnership, Third Edition", takes an evidence-based approach to teach students the important concepts and skills needed to design effective drug prevention programs. Covering more than just the facts, this text provides a background of drug use and abuse and presents the principles and skills of prevention, with particular focus on adolescents and school settings. It reinforces the importance of schools forming community partnerships with key institutions and the application of policy tools to enhance the impact of education alone. -- From publisher's description.

Author : Denise Bystryn Kandel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002-03-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0521789699

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Stages and Pathways of Drug Involvement by Denise Bystryn Kandel Pdf

(Publisher-supplied data) This book represents the first systematic discussion of the Gateway Hypothesis, a developmental hypothesis formulated to model how adolescents initiate and progress in the use of various drugs. In the United States, this progression proceeds from the use of tobacco or alcohol to the use of marijuana and other illicit drugs. This volume presents a critical overview of what is currently known about the Gateway Hypothesis. The authors of the chapters explore the hypothesis from various perspectives ranging from developmental social psychology to prevention and intervention science, animal models, neurobiology and analytical methodology. This volume is original and unique in its purview, covering a broad view of the Gateway Hypothesis. The juxtaposition of epidemiological, intervention, animal and neurobiological studies represents a new stage in the evolution of drug research, in which epidemiology and biology inform one another in the understanding of drug abuse.

Author : Jerome Beker,Richard Isralowitz,Mark Singer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781317735144

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Adolescent Substance Abuse by Jerome Beker,Richard Isralowitz,Mark Singer Pdf

An enlightening discussion of the major issues related to the prevention and treatment of adolescent substance abuse. Information-packed chapters lend a new perspective to the field and suggest implications for practice in services for youth.