Guide to Risk Factor and Outcome Instruments

Guide to Risk Factor and Outcome Instruments
Author: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2017-11-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780260886712

Excerpt from Guide to Risk Factor and Outcome Instruments: For Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program Evaluations Part I: Issues in Evaluating Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Introduction 1. Selecting Factors and Program Outcomes and Instruments. II. Judging the Quality of Instruments hi. Considering the Level of Intervention in Selecting Instruments IV. Options in Data Collection V. Determining Instrument Appropriateness for Different Target Populations VI. Some Cautions for Evaluators of Prevention Programs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery

Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
Author: Gary L. Fisher
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 1153
Release: 2009
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1412950848

This collection provides authoritative coverage of neurobiology of addiction, models of addiction, sociocultural perspectives on drug use, family and community factors, prevention theories and techniques, professional issues, the criminal justice system and substance abuse, assessment and diagnosis, and more.

Adolescent Substance Abuse

Adolescent Substance Abuse
Author: Howard A. Liddle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 489
Release: 2006-03-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1139449907

This book was first published in 2006. Adolescent drug abuse is one of the most challenging disorders to treat. It impacts on schools, community-based programs, mental health and medical facilities, and juvenile justice settings. This book provides practitioners, program developers and policy makers with practical information for improving outcomes in adolescent substance abuse. The authors cover a range of issues, including empirically based treatment development protocols, how to incorporate innovative treatment models into diverse clinical settings; research advances; interventions with special populations, culturally based intervention guidelines, and recommendations for practice and policy.

Preventing Drug Abuse

Preventing Drug Abuse
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 175
Release: 1993-02-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309046270

As the nation's drug crisis has deepened, public and private agencies have invested huge sums of money in prevention efforts. Are the resulting programs effective? What do we need to know to make them more effective? This book provides a comprehensive overview on what we know about drug abuse prevention and its effectiveness, including: Results of a wide range of antidrug efforts. The role and effectiveness of mass media in preventing drug use. A profile of the drug problem, including a look at drug use by different population groups. A review of three major schools of prevention theory-risk factor reduction, developmental change, and social influence. An examination of promising prevention techniques from other areas of health and human services. This volume offers provocative findings on the connection between low self-esteem and drug use, the role of schools, the reality of changing drug use in the population, and more. Preventing Drug Abuse will be indispensable to anyone involved in the search for solutions, including policymakers, anti-drug program developers and administrators, and researchers.