Book Review: Wheelchair Warrior: Gangs, Disability, and Basketball

Reviewed by Catherine Aquino, M.D., and John de Miranda, Ed.M.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 16, Number 5, 2009, Pages 18

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Wheelchair Warrior: Gangs, Disability, and Basketball is written by Melvin Juette and Ronald J. Berger. As noted by our reviewers, Catherine Aquino and John de Miranda, it is “an intriguing presentation about what happens when an individual’s life course takes a dramatic and unexpected turn and challenges readers to examine their preconceptions about the life course of people with disabilites.”

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Supporting Teenage Drug-Free Sport: 2009 Resource Issue

The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 16, Supplement, 2009

Participating in sports can have a number of positive effects on youth such as lessening the likelihood of obesity, reducing symptoms of stress and depression, and learning leadership and team building skills. This Resource Issue focuses on healthy, drug-free sport with articles on preventing the use of performance-enhancing substances and implementing a successful peer education program.

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