Reducing Underage Drinking

Reducing Underage Drinking
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 761
Release: 2004-03-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309089352

Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks â€" and the earlier teens start drinking, the greater the danger. Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get access to alcohol. Why is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it. Reducing Underage Drinking will serve as both a game plan and a call to arms for anyone with an investment in youth health and safety.

Coping With Date Rape and Acquaintance Rape

Coping With Date Rape and Acquaintance Rape
Author: Andrea Parrot
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1998-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780823928613

Explains why date rape is not often reported, offers advice on rape prevention, and discusses men's attitudes toward women, sexual stereotypes, and rape trauma.

Drink Spiking and Predatory Drugging

Drink Spiking and Predatory Drugging
Author: Pamela Donovan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2016-07-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137575174

This book analyses common perceptions about drink-spiking, a pervasive fear for many and sometimes a troubling reality. Ideas about spiked drinks have shaped the way we think about drugs, alcohol, criminal law, risk, nightspots, and socializing for over one hundred and fifty years, since the rise of modern anaesthesia and synthetic 'pharma-ubiquity'. The book offers a wide-ranging look at the constantly shifting cultural and gender politics of 'psycho-chemical treachery'. It provides rich case histories, assesses evolving scientific knowledge, and analyses the influence of social forces as disparate as Temperance and the acid enthusiasts of the 1960s. Drawing on interdisciplinary research, the book will be of great interest to upper-level students and scholars of criminal law, forensic science, public health, and social movements.

Date Rape Drugs

Date Rape Drugs
Author: Suellen May
Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Date rape
ISBN: 9781604135374

An introduction to the background and dangers of date rape drugs, including how to recognize and avoid them and how to protect against them.

Handbook of Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault Prevention

Handbook of Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault Prevention
Author: William T. O'Donohue
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 850
Release: 2019-10-18
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 3030236455

This timely handbook provides in-depth overviews of the myriad and multi-faceted issues surrounding sexual assault and its pervasiveness in today’s culture. Drawing for multiple viewpoints and experts, the book is divided into seven comprehensive sections, covering such topics as risk factors, varying theoretical frameworks, prevention and intervention, and special populations. Within these sections the authors provide historical background as well as the latest research, and offer treatment outcomes and potentials.Selected topics covered in this book include: Feminist theories of sexual assault Social and economic factors surrounding sexual violence Mental, physiological, physical, and functional health concerns of victims, including PTSD Major categories of sexual offenders Treatment of sexual assault survivors in the LGBTQ+ community Procedural processes related to sexual assault investigation and adjudication within the criminal justice system The Handbook of Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault Prevention is a vital book that will appeal to a broad spectrum of students, researchers, practitioners, and clinicians in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, community mental health, and sociology.

Toxicological Aspects of Drug-Facilitated Crimes

Toxicological Aspects of Drug-Facilitated Crimes
Author: Pascal Kintz
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2014-03-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0124169694

Toxicological Aspects of Drug-Facilitated Crimes provides readers with an overview of the field of DFC: its history, toxicological effects, analysis, interpretation of results, the roles that age, gender and race may play, and clinical presentations of these drugs. The most commonly used drugs in DFC are addressed (alcohol, cannabis, MDMA, and cocaine), as well as an emerging range of pharmaceuticals (benzodiazepines, hypnotics, sedatives, neuroleptics, histamine H1-antagonists, or anesthetics), which are becoming more widely used, but are more difficult to detect. Edited by a world-renowned expert in the field of Forensic and Analytical Toxicology, Pascal Kintz, this book investigates toxicants of emerging concern and brings together a number of experts in the field to address the most recent discoveries on DFC toxicology. - Brings together the latest research on the toxicological analysis of drug-facilitated crimes (DFC), with real-life case studies - Provides up-to-date analytical techniques for determining toxicity levels in blood, urine, and hair - Covers all types of toxicants involved in DFC, including alcohol, cannabis, MDMA, and a wide variety of pharmaceuticals

Incest-related Syndromes of Adult Psychopathology

Incest-related Syndromes of Adult Psychopathology
Author: Richard P. Kluft
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1990
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780880481601

Incest is a social problem of major proportions affecting the lives of one in six American women. This collection of contributions from the most distinguished experts in the field examines the clinical presentations of adult patients who have suffered childhood incestuous experiences. This book explores the connections between incest and * somatoform disorders* disturbances of the self* problems in cognitive functioning* borderline psychopathology* the dissociative disorders* posttraumatic symptoms* vulnerability to revictimization

Acquaintance Rape

Acquaintance Rape
Author: Andrea Parrot
Publisher:
Total Pages: 438
Release: 1991-02-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Treatment of Family Violence A Sourcebook Edited by Robert T. Ammerman and Michel Hersen This book examines the current status of therapeutic approaches for families engaged in abuse or neglect. It offers critical explorations of the various types of family violence and the interventions developed to remediate or prevent maltreatment. One of the first surveys of the literature for all major forms of family violence, this book reflects cross-disciplinary and multitheoretical approaches to its treatment and prevention. 1990 (0 471-61023-2) 461 pp. Secret Survivors Uncovering Incest and Its Aftereffects in Women E. Sue Blume "This book should be read by every adult abused as a child and by every person who loves them … should be required reading for every medical student, every criminal and every person from judge to jailor in the criminal justice system." —Elizabeth Morgan, MD This is the first book on incest that focuses not on what incest is, but what it does to those scarred by it. Based on Blume’s widely adopted "Incest Survivor’s Aftereffects Checklist," now a standard diagnostic tool for clinicians and counselors, it offers a clear path towards a rich and empowered life, and toward breaking the cycle of incest. 1990 (0 471-61843-8) 326 pp. Multiple Personality Disorder Diagnosis, Clinical Features, and Treatment Colin A. Ross This important book offers a comprehensive account of the history, etiology, diagnosis, phenomenology, and treatment of multiple personality disorder (MPD). While it offers a stimulating account of the cultural history of MPD, it also provides the most detailed description of both general principles and specific treatment methods currently available. Multiple Personality Disorder is an indispensable addition to the reference libraries of sexual abuse clinics, child abuse agencies, and correctional organizations. 1989 (0 471-61515-3) 380 pp.

The Dark Side of Courtship

The Dark Side of Courtship
Author: Sally A. Lloyd
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2000
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780803970649

The negative interactions that take place between dating and courting partners, most notably physical aggression and sexual exploitation, are explored in this volume. The authors blend qualitative interviews with current research findings.