Auteur : Obot, Isidore Silas / Saxena, Shekhar

Maison d'édition : World Health Organization. Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse;World Heahtl Organization. Centre for Health Development

Date de publication : 2005

Collation : x, 209 p. : ill.

ISBN : 9241563060

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Urbanization, youth and substance use : an introduction -- 2. The search for neglected links : the connections between urbanization and substance use among youth -- 3. Preventing adolescent substance use by addressing childhood problem behaviours -- 4. Urbanization and drug use among Israeli juveniles -- 5. The inner-city and risk for substance use among youth in the United States -- 6. Urbanization, youth and substance use in South Africa -- 7. Youth and drugs in Brazil : social imbalance and health risks -- 8. Substance use among students and out-of-school youth in an urban area of Nigeria -- 9. Current staus of drug abuse among Japanese youth -- 10. Being young in a society in transition : the challenges and risks of drug use in Mexico City -- 11. Substance use among adolescents in urban areas : a brief survey in nine countries -- 12. Urbanization, young people and substance use : research priorities and public health issues

Résumé : In many low and middle-income countries, trends in tobacco, alcohol, and illicit substance use, especially among youth, have paralleled the rapid social changes experienced in these countries in recent years. This book presents different perspectives on urbanization and substance use among young people by experts from eight countries and the results of a brief multi-national survey. The book provides much needed information on the role of urbanization on substance use and enhances our knowledge of how to intervene to reduce the health and social harm caused by this phenomenon.

Mots-clés : Urbanisation / Jeunes en milieu urbain / Polytoxicomanie

Cote : WM 270 O12s 2005