Most chapters follow a similar outline, beginning with a review of demographic information, substance abuse rates, and kinds of substances abused by the population under scrutiny. Authors of individual chapters generally have personal experience in working with the group discussed, and several are members of that specific population. One theme running throughout the book is that the family plays a major role in the etiology of substance abuse and thus must be fully involved in treatment and prevention efforts. The twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) are appended. References accompany each chapter. An index is provided.