Risk-Takers - Alcohol, Drugs, Sex and Youth

Risk-Takers gives a comprehensive view of youthful involvement with drinking, smoking, drug use and sex. It provides a challenging assessment of health education for young people showing that, despite the threat of AIDS and HIV infection, risk-taking remains a feature of normal adolescent behaviour, difficult to restrain or curb.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 The causes of drug use; Chapter 2 Drinking habits; Chapter 3 Smoking habits; Chapter 4 Illicit drug use; Chapter 5 Alcohol misuse; Chapter 6 Tobacco-related harm; Chapter 7 Drug-related harm; Chapter 8 Alcohol, drugs and pregnancy; Chapter 9 Sexual behaviour; Chapter 10 Alcohol, drugs and risky sex; Chapter 11 Risk-takers; Chapter 12 Prevention and harm minimization; Chapter 13 Conclusions;

About the author

Martin Plant, Moira Plant

Summary

Gives a comprehensive view of youthful involvement with drinking, smoking, illicit drug use and sexual activity, providing a challenging assessment of health education for young people.

Product details

• Authors: Moira Plant, Plant Moira
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.09.1992
• EAN: 9780415035392
• ISBN: 978-0-415-03539-2
• No. of pages: 188
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Sociology, Medicine: general issues, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General, Social groups, Social Work, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Social groups, communities and identities