Louis A. Pagliaro & Ann Marie Pagliaro 
Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse [EPUB ebook] 
Pharmacological, Developmental, and Clinical Considerations

Section I Introduction.
Chapter 1 The Nature and Extent of Substance Abuse.
Chapter 2 Explaining Substance Use: A Review of Prevalent
Theories.
Section II Developmental Considerations.
Chapter 3 Prenatal Exposure to Substances of Abuse.
Chapter 4 Exposure and Use of Substances of Abuse During Infancy
and Childhood.
Chapter 5 Adolescent Substance Use.
Section III Social Considerations.
Chapter 6 Effects of Substance Use on Learning and Memory.
Chapter 7 Substance-Related Accidents and Violence: Children and
Adolescents as Victims.
Chapter 8 Substance-Related Violence: Children and Adolescents
as Perpetrators.
Chapter 9 Substance Use, and HIV Infection and AIDS.
Section l V Clinical Considerations.
Chapter 10 Identifying and Diagnosing Substance Use Disorders:
Tools and Analysis.
Chapter 11 Dual Diagnoses: Substance Use and Co-Occurring
Diagnosis.
Chapter 12 Preventing and Treating Substance Use Disorders:
Promoting Successful Outcomes.

Louis A. Pagliaro is Codirector of the Substance Abusology
and Clinical Pharmacology Research Group. A registered
psychologist, his area of specialty clinical practice is the
treatment of people who have substance use disorders, including
dual disorders. He consults widely as a forensic psychologist in
the area of psychotropic drug use.
Ann Marie Pagliaro is Codirector of the Substance
Abusology and Clinical Pharmacology Research Group. Her specialty
area of research is theory development and evaluation in regard to
increasing the understanding of why people use various substances
of abuse.
The Pagliaros have published over 300 professional scientific
articles, consulted extensively with numerous governmental
organizations, and have published sixteen books, including
Pagliaros’ Comprehensive Guide to Drugs and Substances of Abuse,
Second Edition.