Drugs and youth: the challenge of today /

Drugs and Youth: The Challenge of Today mainly focuses on the issue of drug addiction in youth and on how to bring this issue to the knowledge of the concerned sectors. This text first discusses the effects on the fetus and newborn of drug abuse in pregnancy. This book then explains the major drugs...

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Main Author:	Harms, Ernest, 1895-1974
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Pergamon Press, [1973]
Subjects:	Youth > Drug use > United States. Drug addicts > Rehabilitation > United States. Drug abuse. Drug addiction. Substance-Related Disorders Adolescent Jeunesse > Usage des drogues > États-Unis. Toxicomanes > Réadaptation > États-Unis. Toxicomanie. drug abuse. drug addiction. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare. Drug addiction Drug abuse Drug addicts > Rehabilitation Youth > Drug use United States Droge Jugend Electronic books.
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Summary:	Drugs and Youth: The Challenge of Today mainly focuses on the issue of drug addiction in youth and on how to bring this issue to the knowledge of the concerned sectors. This text first discusses the effects on the fetus and newborn of drug abuse in pregnancy. This book then explains the major drugs adolescents and young adults take, including solvents wherein a survey related to this is also presented in this publication. The effects of these drugs, such as physical and mental illnesses, are also tackled. This text also looks into the approaches in the treatment of adolescent drug addicts, inc.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 237 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781483187013 1483187012