Psychoenvironmental Forces in Substance Abuse Prevention

Psychological vulnerabilities and environment influences are the most powerful forces shaping the behavior and choices of students to use harmful substances. This book employs computer-assisted Associative Group Analysis technology of comparative imaging

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Psychoenvironmental Forces in Substance Abuse Prevention Lorand B. Szalay and Jean Bryson Strohl Institute of Comparative Social and Cultural Studies, Inc. Chevy Chase, Maryland

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Kathleen T. Doherty Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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Preface

The three major causes of death in the US are all drug related . . . If we could reduce substance abuse, we could save lives, save money and enjoy a better and less expensive health care system. . . . The answer to recent increases in teen drug use is renewed prevention efforts that have at their core a no-use message; such programs cut drug use in half in the 1980s. —Joseph Califano, President Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Columbia University

Is Drug Prevention Possible? In a world alarmed and bewildered by the pandemic growth and devastation caused by drug abuse, drug prevention is certainly an appealing idea. Yet, as attractive as it is, there is much professional