Subtitle on cover: Theory, science, and practice.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: The emerging science of drug abuse prevention / William J. Bukoski -- II: SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF PREVENTION: Effective mass media strategies for drug abuse prevention campaigns / Philip Palmgreen and Lewis Donohew -- Drug abuse prevention curricula in schools / Gilbert J. Botvin and Kenneth W. Griffin -- Dissemination of research-based family intervention for the prevention of substance abuse / Karol L. Kumpfer and Steve Adler -- Peers and the prevention of adolescent drug use -- / E. R. Oetting and R. S. Lynch -- Mobilizing communities to reduce risk for drug abuse: a comparison of two strategies / Michael W. Arthur, Charles D. Ayers, Kelly A. Graham, and J. David Hawkins -- Community-focused drug abuse prevention / Barry M. Kibel and Harold D.Holder -- Drug abuse prevention in the workplace / Royer F. Cook -- Prevention approaches to methadone treatment settings: children of drug abuse treatment clients / Richard F. Catalano, Kevin P. Haggerty, and Randy R. Gainey -- III: PREVENTION AS SOCIAL CONTROL: Drug tests in prevention research / Robert L. DuPont and Keith E. Saylor -- Anti-drug-abuse policies on prevention strategies / Mary Ann Pentz -- IV: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PREVENTION: Forging a relationship between drug abuse epidemiology and drug abuse prevention / Zili Sloboda -- Risk and protective factors of adolescent drug use: implications for prevention programs / Judith S. Brook. David W. Brook, Linda Richter, and Martin Whiteman -- Bridging the gap between substance use prevention theory and practice / Brian R. Flay and John Petraitis -- Preventive intervention targeting precursors / John E. Lochman -- Designing prevention programs: the developmental perspective / Marvin W. Berkowitz and Audrey L. Begun -- V: SPECIAL POPULATIONS: Gender issues in substance abuse prevention / Louise Ann Rohrbach and Joel Milam -- Preventing substance use among Latino youth / Charles R. Martinez, Jr., J. Mark Eddy, and David S. DeGarmo -- African-American substance use epidemiology and prevention issues / William L. Turner and Michael J. Hench -- The effectiveness of alcohol and drug abuse prevention among American-Indian youth / Fred Beauvais and Joseph E. Trimble -- Drug abuse prevention research for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans / W. William Chen -- VI: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BIOLOGY AND SOCIAL CONTEXT: RISKS FOR MULTIPLE BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL DISORDERS: Basic science and drug abuse prevention: neuroscience, learning, and personality perspectives / Michael T. Bardo, Thomas Kelly, Donald R. Lynam, and Richard Milich -- Cross-national comparisons of co-morbidities between substance use disorders and mental disorders / Ronald C. Kessler, Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Laura Andrade, Rob Bijl ... [et al.] -- Drug abuse research for high-risk youth / Leona L. Eggert and Brooke P. Randell -- Research designs for family studies / Michael Vanyukov, Howard Moss, and Ralph E. Tarter -- VII: RESEARCH DESIGN, MEASUREMENT, AND DATA ANALYTIC ISSUES: Design principles and their application in preventive field trials / C. Hendricks Brown -- Major data analysis issues in drug abuse prevention research / David P. MacKinnon and James H. Dwyer -- Metholological considerations to prevention research / Linda M. Collins and Brian P. Flaherty -- Prevention program implementation / Steven Schinke and Kristin Cole -- Family management practices: research design and measurement issues / Thomas J. Dishion, Bert Burraston, and Fuzhong Li -- Power analysis models and methods: a latent variable framework for power estimation and analysis / Terry E. Duncan, Susan C. Duncan, and Puzhong Li -- VIII: DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION: A LOOK TO THE FUTURE: Application of computer technology to drug abuse prevention / Kris Bosworth -- Putting science into practice / Gale Held.