About The Author Craig Farris is a formerly incarcerated survivor of addiction, a Certified Addiction Specialist with a degree in Social and Behavioral Science and an award winning public speaker. He wrote the 1st edition of Drugs, Kids and Crime while serving an eight year sentence in a California prison. He now writes, teaches, consults and lectures on youth substance abuse prevention and criminal justice reform issues across the country. Now with his 2nd edition his readers and audiences include staff and students within the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Los Angeles County Office of Education, Junior Achievement, the University of California Los Angeles, Pacific Clinics, crime prevention units of police departments and members of the Los Angeles City Council just to name a few. Book Description This book is the result of fifteen years of first-hand experience with drug and alcohol abuse and the related crime and imprisonment that often accompanies it. This raw, real-life experience has been expertly interwoven with the best up-to-date science on drug pharmacology, classifications, substance use disorder and the effects upon the brain and body. It also explores prevention, treatment, and substance abuse in diverse cultures and special populations such as youth, criminal offenders and people with dual diagnosis.