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- HTH 3533: Drugs and Health (Quackenbush)
HTH 3533: Drugs and Health (Quackenbush)
Readings and Sources for Prof. Quackenbush's HTH 3533 course.
Drug Use Theories
7.4 Explaining Drug Use by ISBN: 9781946135230Publication Date: 2016-03-25Learning Objectives
1. Understand the possible biological origins of drug addiction.
2. Explain why longitudinal research on personality traits and drug use is important.
3. Outline the aspects of the social environment that may influence drug use.
- Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents
Chapter 1: Risk Factors and Protective Factors
- What are risk factors and protective factors?
- What are the early signs of risk that may predict later drug abuse?
- What are the highest risk periods for drug abuse among youth?
- When and how does drug abuse start and progress?