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Child Clinical Neuropsychology of Drug Abuse

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The use of substances to modify moods, behaviors and perceptions, drug abuse has been a problem since the beginning of recorded history.

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    Sections of this chapter have been adapted and updated from, “Horton, A. M., Jr. (1996) Neuropsychology of drug abuse. In R. J. Sbordone and C. J. Long (Eds.) Ecological validity of neuropsychological testing (pp. 357-368) Delray Beach, Fla.: GR Press/St. Lucie Press.”

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Horton, A.M., Horton, A.M. (2009). Child Clinical Neuropsychology of Drug Abuse. In: Reynolds, C.R., Fletcher-Janzen, E. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78867-8_24

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