Prevention and Societal Impact of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

by Ammerman, Robert T.; Ott, Peggy J.; Tarter, Ralph E.; Blackson, Timothy C.

• ISBN13: 9780805831580
• ISBN10: 0805831584
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

It is generally acknowledged that the most cost-effective means of curtailing alcohol and drug abuse is prevention. Providing interventions to at-risk individuals before they develop serious problems with substance use is the most important component of the "war on drugs." Fortunately, the past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the quantity and quality of scientific research on those areas crucial to the advancement of prevention science. This book compiles a tremendous amount of information about prevention which has accumulated in recent years. Documenting these accomplishments and setting the stage for future efforts comprise the focus of this book. Prevention and Societal Impact of Drug and Alcohol Abuseis divided into four parts. Part I contains introductory chapters addressing current issues in prevention science and characteristics of abusable substances. Part II includes chapters on the historical contexts of substance abuse and the deleterious health consequences of alcohol and other drugs. Part III focuses on the impact of drug and alcohol abuse on society. Included are chapters on alcohol and drug abuse and driving, infectious illness, disability, managed care, the criminal justice system and adolescents and adults, sale and distribution, the media, and community responses. Part IV consists of chapters on prevention in specific settings and with certain populations.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Part I: Introduction
Critical Issues in Prevention of Substance Abuse	3	(18)
Robert T. Ammerman
Peggy J. Ott
Ralph E. Tarter
Timothy C. Blackson
What Constitutes a Drug of Abuse?	21	(10)
Peter R. Giancola
Ralph E. Tarter
Part II: Historical Overview and Health Effects
Historical Overview of Alcohol Abuse	31	(16)
David J. Hanson
Historical Overview of Other Abusable Drugs	47	(18)
J. Bryan Page
Health Effects of Alcohol	65	(28)
Mark A. Korsten
J. S. Wilson
Health Effects of Tobacco	93	(16)
Reginald V. Fant
Wallace B. Pickworth
Jack E. Henningfield
Part III: Societal Impact and Response
Driving Under the Influence	109	(16)
Herbert Moskowitz
Drug Abuse and Infectious Disease	125	(26)
Richard H. Needle
Elizabeth Y. Lambert
Susan Coyle
Harry W. Haverkos
Substance Abuse and Disability	151	(14)
Cynthia L. Radnitz
Dennis D. Tirch
Vincent P. Vinciguerra
Alberto I. Moran
Managed Care and Substance Abuse Treatment	165	(20)
Janice L. Pringle
Linda R. Kostyak
Michael T. Flaherty
Criminal Justice Responses to Adolescent Substance Abuse	185	(16)
Richard Dembo
Kimberly Pacheco
Criminal Justice Responses to Adult Substance Abuse	201	(20)
Timothy W. Kinlock
Thomas E. Hanlon
David N. Nurco
Regulation of Sale and Distribution	221	(14)
Joseph F. Spillane
Media Influence	235	(26)
Joseph C. Fisher
Community Responses	261	(20)
Harold D. Holder
Part IV: Intervention: Primary and Secondary Prevention
Prevention in Schools	281	(26)
Gilbert J. Botvin
Prevention in the Workplace	307	(20)
Paul M. Roman
Terry C. Blum
Prevention in the Community	327	(18)
Mary Ann Pentz
Prevention in the Military	345	(24)
Robert M. Bray
Mary Ellen Marsden
John F. Mazzuchi
Roger W. Hartman
Prevention in Prisons	369	(14)
Holly P. Wald
Michael T. Flaherty
Janice L. Pringle
Prevention in Medical Services Systems	383	(12)
Mark G. Fuller
Author Index	395	(24)
Subject Index	419