Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse - A Comprehensive Reference Guide

The purpose of this book is to assist readers to understand the illicit use of the drugs and substances of abuse by children and adolescents in a current and unbiased context reflecting a comprehensive interpretation of the published research and other related available information.

List of contents

1. Alcohol 2. Amphetamines and Cocaine 3. Caffeine and Nicotine 4. Cannabis and Other Psychodelics 5. Prescription Opiate Analgesics and Heroin 6. Prescription Sedative-Hypnotics Index

About the author

Louis A. Pagliaro is Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, and Co-Director of the Substance Abusology and Clinical Parmacology Research Group. He was formerly a tenured, full professor in the Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, as well as in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, at the University of Alberta where he taught and supervised undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of drug and substance abuse and the biological basis of both clinical pharmacology and clinical psychology for over 30 years.
Ann Marie Pagliaro is Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, and Co-Director of the Substance Abusology and Clinical Pharmacology Research Group. She was formerly a tenured, full professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta where she taught and supervised undergraduate and graduate students in the clinical treatment of drug and substance dependence or use disorders and the epistemology of drug and substance abuse.

Summary

The purpose of this book is to assist readers to understand the illicit use of the drugs and substances of abuse by children and adolescents in a current and unbiased context reflecting a comprehensive interpretation of the published research and other related available information.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Marie Pagliaro, Louis A. Pagliaro, Louis A. (University of Alberta Pagliaro, Pagliaro Ann Marie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.2019
• EAN: 9781138542143
• ISBN: 978-1-138-54214-3
• No. of pages: 624
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Miscellaneous; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adolescent, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction, PSYCHOLOGY / Reference, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Lifespan Development, Addiction & therapy, Clinical psychology, Addiction and therapy, Paediatric medicine, Paediatric medicine / child and adolescent medicine