Risk Factors, Part 1

This item is included in the following series/curriculum: The Adolescent Substance Abuser

Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)-Adult
Subjects: Health
Produced By: Governors State University
Year: 2002
Country: United States
Language: English
Running Time: 58m 15s

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Provides information specific to the "generation gap" that exists between "baby boomers" and adolescents of today. Risk factors such as those connected with community, school, and family, as well as those associated with the individual are discussed. General categories or risk confronting adolescents and young adults are also reviewed.

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