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Controlling Rowdy House Parties through Enforcement. E-Fact Sheet
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Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention, 2009
Off-campus parties that foster underage and high-risk drinking and become a nuisance to neighbors are often a sore spot when it comes to town-gown relations. Responding to these parties is leading communities to adopt new measures and enforcement strategies to reduce a range of problems faced by students and residents alike. While many policy and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Neighborhoods, Risk, Student Behavior
Does Smoking Intervention Influence Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes?
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Myers, Mark G.; Prochaska, Judith J. – Substance Abuse, 2008
Although tobacco use is reported by the majority of substance use disordered (SUD) youth, little work has examined tobacco focused interventions with this population. The present study is an initial investigation of the effect of a tobacco use intervention on adolescent SUD treatment outcomes. Participants were adolescents in SUD treatment taking…
Descriptors: Intervention, Smoking, Outcomes of Treatment, Adolescents
The Efficacy of the Rio Hondo Dui Court: A 2-Year Field Experiment
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MacDonald, John M.; Morral, Andrew R.; Raymond, Barbara; Eibner, Christine – Evaluation Review, 2007
This study reports results from an evaluation of the experimental Rio Hondo driving under the influence (DUI) court of Los Angeles County, California. Interviews and official record checks with 284 research participants who were randomly assigned to a DUI court or a traditional criminal court were assessed at baseline and at 24-month follow-up.…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Safety, Courts, Drinking
Short-Term Evaluation of a Web-Based College Alcohol Misuse and Harm Prevention Course (College Alc)
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Paschal, Mallie J.; Bersamin, Melina; Fearnow-Kenney, Melodie; Wyrick, David; Currey, David – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2006
This study examined the short-term effects of a web-based alcohol misuse and harm prevention course (College Alc) among incoming freshmen at a California public university. Analysis results indicated that at the end of the fall semester, students randomly assigned to College Alc (n = 173) had a higher level of alcohol-related knowledge and less…
Descriptors: Prevention, Effect Size, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse
California Programs To Prevent and Reduce Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use among In-School Youth: 1992-93 Annual Evaluation Report.
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Romero, Frank; And Others – 1994
The program implementation and cost data, along with the student substance use and program exposure data, of the Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Education (DATE) Program are presented. The data came from a random sample of California public school districts. This evaluation concentrates on five components of the DATE Program: (1) Curriculum delivery;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Children, Curriculum Development
Perspective of a Juvenile Court Judge.
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Boland, Paul – Future of Children, 1991
Discusses drug-exposed infants from the perspective of a juvenile court judge. Experience in Los Angeles County (California) illustrates the following common problems in the juvenile courts: (1) high court caseload; (2) lack of legal representation and overloaded case workers; and (3) lack of resources mandated by law. (SLD)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Child Welfare, Community Resources, Court Litigation