{"product_id":"preventing-drug-abuse-national-research-council-9780309046275","title":"Preventing Drug Abuse: What Do We Know?","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the nation's drug crisis has deepened, public and private agencies have invested huge sums of money in prevention efforts. Are the resulting programs effective? What do we need to know to make them more effective? This book provides a comprehensive overview on what we know about drug abuse prevention and its effectiveness, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eResults of a wide range of antidrug efforts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe role and effectiveness of mass media in preventing drug use.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA profile of the drug problem, including a look at drug use by different population groups.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA review of three major schools of prevention theory--risk factor reduction, developmental change, and social influence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn examination of promising prevention techniques from other areas of health and human services.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume offers provocative findings on the connection between low self-esteem and drug use, the role of schools, the reality of changing drug use in the population, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreventing Drug Abuse\u003c\/i\u003e will be indispensable to anyone involved in the search for solutions, including policymakers, anti-drug program developers and administrators, and researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc,Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309046270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309046275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658837995775,"sku":"9780309046275","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/preventing-drug-abuse-national-research-council-9780309046275","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}