Introduction: hypotheses and theories -- Part I: High-risk behavior -- The setting: a description of adolescents in the United States -- Prevalence of delinquency -- Prevalence of substance abuse -- Prevalence of adolescent pregnancy -- Prevalence of school failure and dropping out -- The overlap in high-risk behaviors -- Part II: The prevention record: what works and what doesn't -- Classification and organization of programs -- Prevention of delinquency -- Prevention of substance abuse -- Prevention of adolescent pregnancy -- Prevention of school failure and dropping out -- Part III: shaping a strategy for prevention of high-risk behavior -- Common concepts of successful prevention programs -- Strategies for preventing high-risk behavior.
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Drug abuse-- United States-- Prevention.
High school dropouts-- United States.
Juvenile delinquency-- United States-- Prevention.
Teenage pregnancy-- United States.
Teenagers-- Counseling of-- United States.
Teenagers with social disabilities-- United States.