Etiology of Substance Use Disorder in Children and Adolescents

With a multidisciplinary perspective, this unique book presents new data and integrates the current empirical literature on the causes and origins of substance use disorder (SUD) -- genetic, endocrine, neurological, behavioral, family, and environmental factors. Here you'll find a new theoretical framework that has been shown to have heuristic utility within a developmental model of SUD. In addition, this valuable and informative book delivers research results that demonstrate how to identify youths who are at high risk for SUD so that prevention techniques tailored to their needs can be implemented.