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Concepts and classes of drugs -- Concepts of drug, drug use, misuse, and abuse -- Further classifications relevant to substance abuse and dependence -- Types of drugs, history of drug use and misuse, and costs of drug misuse -- Current multivariable models -- Neurobiologically-relevant -- Cognitive processes -- Social interaction and social groups -- The large social and physical environment -- Assessment -- Concepts of prevention -- Neurobiologically relevant -- Cognitive processes -- Social interaction and social groups -- The large social and physical environment -- Concepts of cessation -- Neurobiologically-relevant -- Cognitive processes -- Social interaction and social groups -- The large social and physical environment -- Conclusions, and recent and future directions

Many assume that the Internet introduces youth and young adults to dangerous information and substances while others contend that open and free access to accurate drug use information is critical to reducing dangerous behaviors. The primary goal of this book is to take the debate about drug use and the Internet from polemic discourse to social scientific investigation. Our work highlights the variety of ways to examine drug use as a social problem, and several theoretical perspectives valuable for online research

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Despite its intuitive appeal, the primary prevention of delinquency has received scant attention by theoreticians and program developers. Such programs raise ethical questions, are likely to face considerable public resistance, are expensive to develop and implement, and are likely to show measurable impact only after several years. It is suggested that existing drug and alcohol education programs have successfully dealt with many of these problems. Although not specifically aimed at delinquency prevention, the content of contemporary drug and alcohol education programs is relevant to delinquent behavior. By examining the operation of these programs, much can be learned that is directly applicable to the development of programs for the primary prevention of delinquency.