Christopher Salas-Wright is Assistant Professor in the Boston University School of Social Work, USA. He serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Youth and Adolescence and Journal of Criminal Justice.Michael Vaughn is Professor and Director of the Interdisciplinary PhD program in the School of Social Work, College for Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University, USA. He is an internationally recognized scholar in the areas of drug abuse and crime.Jennifer Reingle Gonzalez is Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Dallas, USA. She has authored a leading textbook on research methods in criminology and criminal justice.

• Chapter 1. The Scope of the Problem.- Chapter 2. Prevailing Conceptions of Drug Abuse and Addiction.- Chapter 3. Genetic Underpinnings.- Chapter 4. Neurobiological Contributions.- Chapter 5. Childhood Antecedents of Drug Abuse and Antisocial Behavior.- Chapter 6. Adolescent Drug Use and Delinquency.- Chapter 7. Adulthood, Addiction, and Antisocial Behavior.- Chapter 8. Prevention and Treatment.- Chapter 9. The Road Ahead

Christopher Salas-Wright is Assistant Professor in the Boston University School of Social Work, USA. He serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Youth and Adolescence and Journal of Criminal Justice.Michael Vaughn is Professor and Director of the Interdisciplinary PhD program in the School of Social Work, College for Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University, USA. He is an internationally recognized scholar in the areas of drug abuse and crime.Jennifer Reingle Gonzalez is Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Dallas, USA. She has authored a leading textbook on research methods in criminology and criminal justice.

• Chapter 1. The Scope of the Problem.- Chapter 2. Prevailing Conceptions of Drug Abuse and Addiction.- Chapter 3. Genetic Underpinnings.- Chapter 4. Neurobiological Contributions.- Chapter 5. Childhood Antecedents of Drug Abuse and Antisocial Behavior.- Chapter 6. Adolescent Drug Use and Delinquency.- Chapter 7. Adulthood, Addiction, and Antisocial Behavior.- Chapter 8. Prevention and Treatment.- Chapter 9. The Road Ahead

Christopher Salas-Wright is Assistant Professor in the Boston University School of Social Work, USA. He serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Youth and Adolescence and Journal of Criminal Justice.Michael Vaughn is Professor and Director of the Interdisciplinary PhD program in the School of Social Work, College for Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University, USA. He is an internationally recognized scholar in the areas of drug abuse and crime.Jennifer Reingle Gonzalez is Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Dallas, USA. She has authored a leading textbook on research methods in criminology and criminal justice.

• Chapter 1. The Scope of the Problem.- Chapter 2. Prevailing Conceptions of Drug Abuse and Addiction.- Chapter 3. Genetic Underpinnings.- Chapter 4. Neurobiological Contributions.- Chapter 5. Childhood Antecedents of Drug Abuse and Antisocial Behavior.- Chapter 6. Adolescent Drug Use and Delinquency.- Chapter 7. Adulthood, Addiction, and Antisocial Behavior.- Chapter 8. Prevention and Treatment.- Chapter 9. The Road Ahead