Many college students are using substances at levels consistent with Substance Abuse or Dependence, yet little explanation for this phenomenon exits. The aim of this study was to explore a risk factor profile that best separates those with low and high potential for having a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). A discriminant function analysis revealed…

While the epidemiologic trends concerning alprazolam (Xanax[R]) are unknown, the use of benzodiazepines, in general, has increased in popularity among youth within recent years. To shed light on the drug problem, the current pilot study used a qualitative approach to investigate relevant beliefs, norms, and perceived addiction associated with…

The purpose of this study is to present a progressive understanding of the use of hallucinogenic drugs, particularly LSD, including a brief physiological tangent, in order to elucidate the ramifications of tripping,'' as it is colloquially referred to. (Author)

Seeks to determine if pharmacists who attended a chemical dependency training program were performing more chemical dependency related activities. Results reveal that participants were more likely to perform the following activities: lecture to community groups about chemical dependency; participate in a pharmacists' recovery program; provide…

A drug survey found higher drug usage among males, blacks, eighth graders, children from broken homes, and children who do not plan to complete high school. It is suggested that these adolescents are enmeshed in an alienation syndrome'' and need a variety of services for prevention and rehabilitation. (Author)

The concept of training workshop dominates the approach of the State of Illinois to drug education, although programs of many modalities are currently operating within the state. The author advocates moving rapidly beyond creating "awareness" of the drug problem and beginning to equip people with community action skills. (Author)

Confrontation counseling and Reality Therapy have been promising in providing positive alternatives to drug abuse and methadone maintenance. (Author)

Presents a sociologically grounded framework for drug treatment, positing three social processes: 1) dissociation from the addict lifestyle and subculture, involving sacrifice, renunciation and investment; 2) association with the treatment program and its goals, involving communion, mortification, and transcendence; and 3) a reintegration process…

Along with large supply sources of legal and illegal drug substances, diversion and distribution systems have developed to feed and maintain the demand. This presentation provides information on the diverting of drugs from legal and illegal sources as well as the characteristics of the distribution patterns. (Author)

A random sample of teachers, parents, police, mental health clinic workers, ministers, and high school students were interviewed and tested to ascertain their attitudes and knowledge regarding drugs. The findings are that drug users, in addition to being much more knowledgeable about drugs than nonusers, encounter quite different problems related…

In this selection from a handbook for professionals concerned with drug abuse, the authors attempt to create a frame of reference which will lead to a better understanding of some of the factors that may be related to the dicisions of individuals to become involved with drugs of abuse. (Author)

The article describes a semester course at the graduate level in which students could explore the many factors associated with the use and abuse of drugs. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine the significance of possible relationships between birth order and polydrug use patterns of heroin addicts prior to undergoing treatment. Overrepresentation of "only child" heroin addicts was evident among the population studied. (Author)

College students tend to view alcoholism and drug abuse in an equally conflicting fashion. Other findings also seem to lead to the suggestion that education programs dealing with these pathologies would probably be more effective if combined rather than separate. (Author)