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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799994003321

Autore

Plant Martin A.

Titolo

Risk-takers : alcohol, drugs, sex, and youth / / Martin Plant and Moira Plant

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Tavistock/Routledge, , 1992

ISBN

1-85999-168-8

1-134-96043-3

1-280-33639-0

1-134-96044-1

0-203-40548-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PlantMoira

Disciplina

300

305.23/5/0941

362.290835

Soggetti

Teenagers - Great Britain

Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence - Great Britain

Teenagers - Sexual behavior - Great Britain

Teenagers - Alcohol use - Great Britain

Teenagers - Drug use - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Risk-takers Alcohol, drugs, sex and youth; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; The authors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The causes of drug use; 2 Drinking habits; 3 Smoking habits; 4 Illicit drug use; 5 Alcohol misuse; 6 Tobacco-related harm; 7 Drug-related harm; 8 Alcohol, drugs and pregnancy; 9 Sexual behaviour; 10 Alcohol, drugs and risky sex; 11 Risk-takers; 12 Prevention and harm minimization; 13 Conclusions; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Risk-Takers gives a comprehensive view of youthful involvement with drinking, smoking, drug use and sex. It provides a challenging assessment of health education for young people showing that, despite the threat of AIDS and HIV infection, risk-taking remains a feature of normal adolescent behaviour, difficult to restrain or curb.