Leading Campus Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention
Author : David S. Anderson
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 41,73 MB
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Alcoholism
ISBN : 9781948213288
Leadership in Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention
Author : David S. Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 31,55 MB
Release : 2019-08-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0429959567
Book Description
Leadership in Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention blends the wisdom of numerous long-term professionals addressing drug and alcohol issues with helpful strategies and current science. Organized around the Pyramid of Success that emphasizes Competence, Confidence, and Commitment, this book offers practical and grounded approaches for better addressing substance abuse issues. Included are insights from 50 contributors, featuring professional perspectives from practitioners with decades of experience. While issues of substance abuse are not readily solved or cured, they can be better addressed – more effectively, more efficiently, and more appropriately. This timely resource offers a unique blend of science-based strategies and resourceful foundations for implementation. Designed for those working either directly or indirectly with problems associated with substance use disorders, this book will aid those in a wide variety of settings, whether in schools, communities, business, or government.
College Drinking and Drug Use
Author : Helene Raskin White
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 25,40 MB
Release : 2011-11-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 1606239953
Book Description
Substance use among college students can result in serious academic and safety problems and have long-term negative repercussions. This state-of-the-art volume draws on the latest research on students' alcohol and drug use to provide useful suggestions for how to address this critical issue on college campuses. Leading researchers from multiple disciplines examine the prevalence and nature of substance use by students; biological and neuropsychological considerations; psychological and social aspects; prevention; and policy. Exemplary programs are presented -- including brief interventions, comprehensive prevention programs, and recovery support programs -- enhancing the utility of the book for campus-based clinicians and administrators. This title is part of The Duke Series in Child Development and Public Policy, edited by Kenneth A. Dodge and Martha Putallaz.
Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
Author : Gary L. Fisher
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1153 pages
File Size : 23,66 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1412950848
Book Description
This collection provides authoritative coverage of neurobiology of addiction, models of addiction, sociocultural perspectives on drug use, family and community factors, prevention theories and techniques, professional issues, the criminal justice system and substance abuse, assessment and diagnosis, and more.
Drug Abuse Prevention
Author : Dr. Richard W. Wilson
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 12,81 MB
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0763771589
Book Description
"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.
Handbook of Drug Abuse Prevention
Author : Zili Sloboda
Publisher : Springer
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 11,76 MB
Release : 2007-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0387354085
Book Description
This wide-ranging handbook brings together experts in the sociology of drug abuse prevention. Providing a comprehensive overview of the accumulated knowledge on prevention theory, intervention design, and development and prevention research methodology, this work also promotes prevention science as an evolving field in the practice and policy of drug abuse prevention.
The Social Norms Approach to Preventing School and College Age Substance Abuse
Author : H. Wesley Perkins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 13,39 MB
Release : 2003-02-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 078796459X
Book Description
The Social Norms Approach to Preventing School and College Age Substance Abuse offers educators, counselors, and clinicians a handbook for understanding and implementing a new and highly successful alternative to traditional methods for preventing substance abuse among young people. The proven "social norms" approach outlined in this book identifies young people's dramatic misperceptions about their peer norms and promotes accurate public reporting of actual positive norms that exist in all student populations. The contributors to this important book are the originators, pioneers, and active proponents of this new approach. Many of them have successfully applied the social norms approach in secondary and higher education settings and as a result have promoted healthier lifestyles among adolescents and young adults across the United States.
Facing Addiction in America
Author : Office of the Surgeon General
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 38,55 MB
Release : 2017-08-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781974580620
Book Description
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.
Reducing Underage Drinking
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 761 pages
File Size : 38,66 MB
Release : 2004-03-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309089352
Book Description
Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks â€" and the earlier teens start drinking, the greater the danger. Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get access to alcohol. Why is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it. Reducing Underage Drinking will serve as both a game plan and a call to arms for anyone with an investment in youth health and safety.
Wellness Issues for Higher Education
Author : David S. Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,20 MB
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 1317695526
Book Description
Wellness Issues for Higher Education is an essential resource that addresses a range of student wellness issues confronting professionals in college and university settings. Organized around five dimensions of Wellness—Emotional, Social, Intellectual, Physical, and Spiritual—this book comprehensively covers key topics that contribute to students’ success in college. Each topical chapter includes proactive wellness advice, and is designed to prepare the reader to better understand the facts, issues, and strategies appropriate for addressing the issue. Each Chapter Features: Background information, theory, and research Historical and emerging issues Common questions, controversies, challenging situations, and misconceptions Practical applications for the campus This practical guide prepares practitioners to understand and deal with the wellness and health promotion issues contributing to their students’ overall success and well-being. Armed with this valuable resource, higher education and student affairs professionals can work to improve academic performance, retention, satisfaction, and quality of life. This thorough resource will guide those working at any level in residence life, student activities, orientation, health education, student leadership, advising, instruction, and other areas of student development.
