Legitimate medicinal uses of cocaine are listed, its potential and realized abuse noted, and its psychic dependence effects described. (MJB)

The author identifies such problems as emergency care and profiteering as they relate to the larger issue of drug abuse. His attention is on those problems which usually receive little consideration but which are an integral part of the drug scene. (BY)

This discussion on the threat to society of drug abuse and the need for regulation of drugs to protect the public was presented at the School of Health of Kent State University, the Pharmaceutical Manufactureres Association and the ASHA Workshop, Ohio, 1971. (JC)

A discussion of the possible causes, effects and remedies of the drug problem in this country. (JC)

The author contends that the average teacher, genuinely concerned about his pupils, must be adequately informed so that he can help create an overall school environment conducive to individual growth without drugs. The role of health educators in the school must also be upgraded. (Author/BY)

Results of a questionnaire concerning factual knowledge of attitudes toward, and experience with a variety of drugs are reported. It was concluded that marihuana and other drugs are readily available to secondary school students, and widespread experimentation exists; however, a strict dichotomy exists between marihuana and other drugs. (Author/BY)

The author contends that while certain kinds of groups can made a beneficial contribution to the fulfilling of overall human growth potential, there are types of behavioral problems, of which marijuana usage is one, for which structural looseness could potentially undo the sincerest of therapeutic efforts. (Author)

A study conducted in a school district in the midwest indicates that the students are basically reflecting the mores of society--permissive about alcohol but not approving of other drugs. (SK)