Prevention Education: A Guide to Research (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780824037161)

The problem of substance abuse has continued to escalate over the last 20 years, as as evidenced by all available prevailing's data on substance abuse these data demonstrate A continued need for research in the field of substance abuse and specifically in the field of prevention. This volume focuses on education and offers a retrospective of the publications and research conducted in this field. This tool will be of assistance to teachers, administrators, supervisors, curriculum planners, and school boards as well as psychologists, counsellors, medical personnel, parents, youth agency workers, and others interested in prevention services and their development. An important feature of this research tool is the commingling of the fields of education and prevention for the mutual goal of the enhancement a programme development.