The Family Context of Adolescent Drug Use

Robert H. Coombs Professor of Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine is trained as a sociologist (doctorate), counseling psychologist (Masters), family therapist (California licensed) and group psychotherapist (nationally certified). He has published 14 books and more than 175 other manuscripts. Professor Coombs teaches courses on addiction at UCLA where he received the Award for Excellence in Education from the School of Medicine and the Distinguished Faculty Educator Award from the Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital.

Introduction


I. Adolescent Drug Use: A Family Problem

The Institutionalization of Drug Use in America: Hazardous Adolescence, Challenging Parenthood

Family Theory and Research on Adolescent Drug Use: A Review

II. Family Styles, Stages, and Varieties

Contrasting Family Patterns of Adolescent Drug Users and Nonusers

Developmental Stages in Drug Use: Changing Family Involvements

Ethnic Family Differences in Adolescent Substance Use

Personality, Family, and Ecological Influences on Adolescent Drug Use: A Developmental Analysis

Families With Attention Deficit Disordered Children and Others at Risk

III. Family Interventions

Empirical Guidelines for a Family Intervention for Adolescent Drug Use

Managing Adolescent Behaviors at School: Implications for Families

Peer Relationships, Social Competence, and Substance Abuse Prevention: Implications for the Family