@article{1358152,
      recid = {1358152},
      author = {Daley, Kathryn.},
      title = {Youth and Substance Abuse.},
      publisher = {Springer International Publishing,},
      address = {Cham :},
      pages = {1 online resource (220 pages)},
      year = {2016},
      abstract = {This book provides a sociological examination of young  people's pathways into, and out of, substance abuse.  Drawing from in-depth, life-history interviews with over  sixty young people who have experienced problematic drug  use, the author uses participants' narratives to throw  light on the relationship between trauma and issues such as  homelessness, crime and self-injury. Contesting the view  that substance abuse is either a medical issue or  individual failing, the book examines the wide variety of  factors which lead to youth substance abuse such as extreme  poverty and other structural factors. Whilst it does not  overlook individual agency, the rich descriptions from  young people's oral histories shows us that they were  making choices, but the contexts in which they were  exercising agency was considerably constrained by  significant structural forces. The sociological concept of  'situated choice', which is used to explain and understand  how people make choices within their individual context, is  used throughout the book as we witness young people  wrestling to escape intergenerational disadvantage. The  book will be of interest to scholars and students of Social  Work, Social Policy, Youth Studies, Sociology and Health  Studies.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1358152},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33675-6.},
}