This accessible, evidence-based text for students in drug education and prevention covers concepts and skills for designing and implementing drug abuse prevention programs for adolescents and schools. Prevention is addressed from the perspective of the individual, the school, and the community. There are also chapters on early intervention, treatment, needs assessment and program evaluation, and public policy. Numerous boxes touch on everything from the effects of hallucinogenic drugs to codependency, dysfunctional families, and herbs and folk medicine. This third edition offers current statistics and newer citations to recent research and policy work. B&w photos are included, along with a glossary and examples of school drug policies. Drug education and violence prevention curricula resources, school and community resources, and online databases are listed. Wilson teaches in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences, and Kolander teaches in the College of Education and Human Development, at the U. of Louisville. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)