Drug And Alcohol Abuse Prevention (drug And Alcohol Abuse Reviews)

A major national goal is to improve our health and advance our opportunities to pursue happiness. Simulta­ neously, there are increasing health care costs and increasing demands to accomplish more with less financial support. Treatment costs can be reduced and health improved by preventing the toxic effects of drugs. This first volume of our new series, Drug and Alcohol to reduce the use and Abuse Reviews, focuses on stategies abuse of common compounds known to cause major damage to health: alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs such as cocaine and heroin. With the number of deaths attributable to the consumption of alcohol in the US at about 100,000 per year, the annual cost of addictions will be $150 billion by 1995. A variety of approaches to preventing drug abuse are being applied by governmental agencies and health care providers to reduce costs. These include school-based inter­ ventions, driver education programs, media interventions, health warning labels, physician guidance, economic dis­ incentives, restricted availability, punishments and penalties, environmental protections, and social-support approaches. With such a range of options, it becomes critical to evaluate and choose the most effective systems for a given population. We feel that the present collection of critical survey articles constitutes a thorough examination of the issues and strategies associated with prevention, and trust that readers will find the book exceedingly helpful in under­ standing and planning what needs to be done. Front Matter....Pages i-x Alcohol Prevention Research....Pages 1-18 The Role of the Primary Care Practitioner in the Diagnosis and Management of Substance Abuse....Pages 19-44 Using the DIS to Diagnose Drug and Alcohol Abuse....Pages 45-71 Sensation Seeking, Marijuana Use, and Responses to Prevention Messages....Pages 73-93 Evaluation of Girls Clubs of America’s Friendly PEERsuasion ProgramTM....Pages 95-132 Alcohol Use Among LDS and Other Groups Teaching Abstinence....Pages 133-149 Hispanic Drug Abuse....Pages 151-165 Prevention of Substance Abuse Problems in Women....Pages 167-221 Effect of Regulation on Alcoholic Beverage Consumption....Pages 223-243 Family Treatment of Alcoholism....Pages 245-262 Changing Drug Use Patterns and Treatment Behavior....Pages 263-311 Using Incentives, Lotteries, and Competitions in Work-Site Smoking Cessation Interventions....Pages 313-337 The Etiology and Consequences of Adolescent Drug Use....Pages 339-362 Training Teachers for Substance Abuse Prevention....Pages 363-372 Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Treatment Outcome....Pages 373-403 Back Matter....Pages 405-408