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This Handbook's content provides a definitive overview of the research knowledge base for adolescent substance abuse, the most significant social problem of adolescence. Its contributors are leading researchers in their fields, making the volume unique in the breadth as well as depth of its coverage. Topics covered range from basic neuroscience to genetics to behavioral precursors and correlates, to social relationships, to cultural variation, to clinicalcorrelates, to social policy. The Handbook's comprehensive scope and the depth of its analysis make it suitable both as a text for graduate level courses as well as a core reference for professionals in the field.
List of contents
- 1. Introduction to the Field and the Issues
- Robert A. Zucker and Sandra A. Brown
- 2. Substance Use in the Context of Adolescent Development
- John Schulenberg, Julie Maslowsky, Megan E. Patrick, and Meghan Martz
- 3. A Developmental Perspective on Substance Involvement From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood
- Kristina M. Jackson
- 4. The Epidemiology of Substance Use Among Adolescents in the United States
- Megan E. Patrick and Patrick M. O'Malley
- 5. Cultural Variations and Relevance to Etiology
- Jorge Delva, Sandra L. Momper, Claudette L. Grinnell-Davis, and Mark B. Padilla
- 6. Cigarette Smoking and Nicotine Dependence in Adolescence
- Mark G. Myers and Laura MacPherson
- 7. Adolescent Alcohol Use
- Tammy Chung and Kristina M. Jackson
- 8. Marijuana Use and Abuse in Adolescence
- Dana M. Litt, Jason R. Kilmer, Susan F. Tapert, and Christine M. Lee
- 9. The Drugs of Abuse: Similarities and Differences: Other (Illicit) Drugs of Abuse in Adolescence
- Danielle E. Ramo and Christian Grov
- 10. Prescription Drug Abuse in Adolescence
- Amelia M. Arria and Brittany A. Bugbee
- 11. The Neural Circuitry and Neurocognitive Development
- Reagan R. Wetherill and Susan F. Tapert
- 12. A Developmental Biological Perspective of Adolescent Substance Abuse: Animal Models
- Linda Patia Spear
- 13. Behavioral Genetics of Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse
- Matt McGue and Brian M. Hicks
- 14. Behavioral Undercontrol: A Multifaceted Concept and Its Relationship to Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
- Michael Windle
- 15. An Early Emerging Internalizing Pathway to Substance Use and Disorder
- Andrea M. Hussong, Julia Shadur, Alison R. Burns, Gabriela Stein, Deborah Jones, Jessica Solis, and Laura G. McKee
- 16. Adolescent Resilience: Promoting More Positive Outcomes Among Youth at Risk of Using and Abusing Substances
- Noelle Hurd and Marc Zimmerman
- 17. Application of the Expectancy Concept to Substance Use
- Sarah J. Peterson and Gregory T. Smith
- 18. Child and Adolescent Socialization Into Substance Use
- John E. Donovan
- 19. Linking Peer Relationships to Substance Use Across Adolescence
- Kelly L. Rulison, Megan E. Patrick, and Jennifer L. Maggs
- 20. Development of Sexual Relationships and Substance Use
- Sonya B. Norman, Erin Harrop, Kendall C. Wilkins, Eric R. Pedersen, Ursula S. Myers, Aimee Chabot, and Carie Rodgers
- 21. Self-Regulation and Decision Making
- Kristen G. Anderson and Kristen E. L. Briggs
- 22. Substance-Impaired Driving in Adolescence
- Kayleigh N. McCarty and Denis M. McCarthy
- 23. Identity Development and Substance Use in Adolescence
- Thomas A. Wills, Steve Sussman, and Meghan McGurk
- 24. Adolescent Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- Jeffrey J. Wilson and Megan Janoff
- 25. Alcohol and Drug Use as Risk Factors for Delinquent Behavior Among Adolescents
- Helene Raskin White, Courtney Cronley, and Padmini Iyer
- 26. Sleep Impairment
- Mairav Cohen-Zion and Natali Svirsky
- 27. Medical Issues in Adolescent Substance Use: Background and Role of the Primary Care Physician
- Miriam Schizer, Elissa R. Weitzman, and Sharon Levy
- 28. Adolescent Cultural Contexts for Substance Use: Intergroup Dynamics, Family Processes, and Neighborhood Risks
- Seth J. Schwartz, Sabrina E. Des Rosiers, Jennifer B. Unger, and José Szapocznik
- 29. Assessing Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
- Ken C. Winters, Tamara Fahnhorst, Andria Botzet, Randy Stinchfield, and Ali Nicholson
- 30. Prevention in School, Primary Care, and Community-Based Settings
- Elizabeth J. D'Amico and Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing
- 31. Targeted Prevention Approaches
- Eric F. Wagner and Nehama Lewis
- 32. Family-Based Treatments for Adolescent Substance Abuse: Advances Yield New Developmental Challenges
- Maya M. Boustani, Craig E. Henderson, and Howard A. Liddle
- 33. Twelve-Step Approaches
- John F. Kelly, Matthew J. Worley, and Julie Yeterian
- 34. Effective Inpatient and Outpatient Models of Treatment for Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders
- Marianne Pugatch, John R. Knight, Sarah Copelas, Tatiana Buynitsky, and J. Wesley Boyd
- 35. Public Health Policy and Prevention of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Problems
- Harold D. Holder and Lawrence W. Green
- 36. Agenda for Future Research and Concluding Comments
- Sandra A. Brown and Robert A. Zucker
About the author
Robert A. Zucker is Professor in Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Michigan, Director Emeritus of their Addiction Research Center and the Department of Psychiatry's Substance Abuse Section. His career focus has been the lifespan etiology of substance abuse and the development of early identification and intervention programming. He is internationally known for his research contributions to the understanding of alcoholism as a developmental disorder, and has been involved with its translational ramifications via consultancies at NIH and by developing substance abuse research infrastructure in Eastern Europe. He is a Steering Committee member and site PI for NIH's national ABCD study, author of over 300 publications and 11 books, and is recipient of the Research Society on Alcoholism's Distinguished Researcher Award. He is also past-President of the Society on Addiction Psychology.
Sandra A. Brown, Vice Chancellor for Research and Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, is internationally recognized for developmentally focused alcohol and drug research. Her primary research focuses on the impact of alcohol and other drugs on human development, progression of substance involvement, and factors influencing transitions into and out of youth alcohol and drug problems. Her research yielded pioneering information on relapse, long-term outcomes, and effective treatment for youth. She has held numerous scientific leadership positions, with awards from NIH, APA and RSA. She has more than 35 grants and 350 publications and helped lead the national effort to establish screening and early intervention guidelines for youth. She co-directs the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence and Coordinating Center of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study.
