(Advances in Prevention Science) 1st ed. 2019 Edition
by Zili Sloboda (Editor), Hanno Petras (Editor), Elizabeth Robertson (Editor), Ralph Hingson (Editor)
This volume provides a serious examination of substance use
prevention research and practice as components of the continuum from
health promotion through to prevention and health care in sub-groups and
in the general population. Extensive background chapters provide
portals into the evolution of the field and the cutting edge research
being conducted on the etiology, epidemiology, and genetics of substance
use and abuse. The global nature and health burden of substance use and
abuse incorporates assessments of the serious problems related to the
prevention of legal substance use (i.e., alcohol and tobacco) and how
lessons learned in those arenas may apply to the prevention of illicit
substance use. Research and practice chapters detail a range of
effective evidence-based programs, policies and practices and emerging
prevention interventions from the literatures on the family and school
contexts in addition to innovations involving mindfulness and the social
media. Continued advancements in substance use prevention research,
practice, training, and policy are projected.
Included among topics addressed are:
- Progression of substance use to abuse and substance use disorders
- The tobacco prevention experience: a model for substance use prevention?
- Policy interventions: intended and unintended influences on substance use
- Qualitative methods in the study of psychoactive substance use
- Use of media and social media in the prevention of substance use
- Supporting prevention science and prevention research internationally
The array of research accomplishments and real-world methods presented in Prevention of Substance Use merits
the attention of a variety of researchers and practitioners, including
public health professionals, health psychologists, and epidemiologists.
