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Download full textNational Inst. on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. – 2002
Included in this document are selections of topic-specific articles on heroin research reprinted from the National Institute on Drug Abuses (NIDA) research newsletter, NIDA Notes. Titles include: Buprenorphine Taken Three Times Per Week Is as Effective as Daily Doses in Treating Heroin Addiction; 33-Year Study Finds Lifelong, Lethal Consequences…
Descriptors: Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Heroin, Research
National Inst. on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS), Bethesda, MD. – 2003
Included in this document are selections of topic-specific articles on marijuana research reprinted from the National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) research newsletter, NIDA Notes. The collection features articles originally published from 1995 through 2002. Topics include long-term cognitive impairments in heavy marijuana users, evidence that…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Illegal Drug Use, Marijuana
Direct linkButts, Jeffrey A., Ed.; Roman, John, Ed. – Urban Institute Press, 2004
Juvenile justice officials across the United States are embracing a new method of dealing with adolescent substance abuse. Importing a popular innovation from adult courts, state and local governments have started hundreds of specialized drug courts to provide judicial supervision and coordinate substance abuse treatment for drug-involved…
Descriptors: Courts, Juvenile Justice, Drug Education, Drug Rehabilitation
Grabowski, John, Ed. – 1984
This monograph consists of eight papers which refer in one way or another to the pharmacology of cocaine. The papers are: (1) Cocaine 1984: Introduction and Overview" (John Grabowski); (2) "Cocaine: A Growing Public Health Problem" (Edgar H. Adams and Jack Durell); (3) "Neural Mechanisms of the Reinforcing Action of…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education, Drug Rehabilitation
Do It Now Foundation, Phoenix, AZ. – 1983
The document presents a collection of articles about heroin. Article 1 provides general information on heroin identification, drug dependence, effects of abuse, cost, source of supply, and penalties for illegal heroin use. Article 2 gives statistical information on heroin-related deaths in the District of Columbia between 1971 and 1982. Article 3…
Descriptors: Chemical Analysis, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education
Sales, Amos, Ed. – 2000
This book focuses on the identification of practical knowledge and skills needed for counseling individuals with substance abuse problems. It is a resource for practitioners, students, and faculty in school counseling, rehabilitation counseling, mental health counseling, school psychology, or social work in recognizing, preventing, and treating…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Counseling, Counseling Techniques
Ellis, Barbara Gray, Ed. – 1980
This monograph contains several commissioned papers which attest to the significance of the family perspective in the understanding, treatment, and prevention of drug abuse. Papers discussing the fundamentals of a conceptual framework for the family perspective are followed by a review of theories of family growth and development, structure,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Correlation, Drug Abuse
Gardner, Stephen E., Ed. – 1981
Articles in this monograph examine key issues in combined drug and alcohol use. The first chapter discusses clinical and research evidence about the physical and psychological effects of various drug and alcohol combinations. Chapter Two presents findings about usage patterns of alcohol and drugs. The impact of alcohol use in a treatment setting…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Anthologies, Behavior Patterns, Crime
Do It Now Foundation, Phoenix, AZ. – 1983
The document presents a collection of articles about inhalant abuse. Article 1 presents findings on the psychophysiological effects related to the use of amyl or butyl nitrate as a "recreational drug." Article 2 suggests a strong association between chronic sniffing of the solvent toulene and irreversible brain damage. Article 3 warns…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education, Drug Legislation
Beschner, George M., Ed.; And Others – 1981
This book is the first of two volumes designed to highlight and integrate current knowledge about drug dependent women, with a focus on needed services and appropriate delivery systems, as well as to provide useful information for counselors and treatment program developers. The special problems, needs, and characteristics of women drug abusers…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Rearing, Counseling Techniques, Crisis Intervention
Contee, Jerome A., Ed. – 1981
This report contains several articles on drug abuse worker credentialing, and provides an update on information about credentialing policies and reciprocity efforts of the states. The first article reports on a meeting of the credentialing/reciprocity task force comprised of representatives from 10 states which have exhibited leadership in the…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Anthologies, College Credits, Counselor Certification
Contee, Jerome A., Ed. – 1982
This report describes several examples of successful academic linkages between state training offices and postsecondary institutions that result in enhanced professional development opportunities for drug abuse workers. The role of federal and state governments in drug abuse training is discussed along with several articles that are designed to…
Descriptors: Counselor Certification, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Counselors
Lewis, Judy, Ed.; Bradley, Loretta, Ed. – 1999
The sixteen chapters in this volume were selected from advocacy theme papers written by members of the American Counseling Association. They examine the role of the counselor as advocate for different groups of people, as follows: (1) "Developing a Common Language and Framework for Understanding Advocacy in Counseling," (R. L. Toporek);…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Advocacy, Alaska Natives, American Indians
