By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
- Distinguish between physical addiction and psychological dependency.
- Categorize the five types of substance users.
- Compare the properties and effects of the four classes of psychotropic drugs.
- Be able to give examples of each of the four classes of psychotropic drugs.
- Know which three drugs are by far the most commonly used by adolescents. How does adolescent drug use today compare with the past?
- What are some of the motives for trying drugs along with demographic differences in use?
- Describe the characteristics of youth who become compulsive drug users.
- List the most important principles that underlie effective prevention programs.
- Compare and contrast the different treatment methods used to help substance abusers.
- Discuss tobacco use among adolescents including the reasons teens begin to smoke and the reasons they continue to smoke cigarettes.
- What can be done to keep adolescents from starting to smoke tobacco?
- Discuss alcohol use and abuse in adolescence.
- Why do adolescents start to drink alcohol?
- Describe the potential harmful physical effects of alcohol consumption.
