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An Undergraduate Student-Led Neuroscience Outreach Program Shows Promise in Shifting Teen Attitudes about Drugs
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Lichtenberg, Nina T.; Thompson, Andrew B.; Iguchi, Martin Y.; Evans, Christopher J.; Romero-Calderón, Rafael – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2020
Drug Outreach, Promoting Awareness (DOPA) is an undergraduate outreach program for local high school students designed to convey the neurobiological basis, risks, and addictive potential of commonly abused drugs. Here we describe DOPA and evaluate the program, including its impact on high school student attitudes about drug harm risk and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Drug Education, Outreach Programs, Risk
Prescription Opioid Abuse, Prescription Opioid Addiction, and Heroin Abuse among Adolescents in a Recovery High School: A Pilot Study
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Vosburg, Suzanne K.; Eaton, Thomas A.; Sokolowska, Marta; Osgood, Eric D.; Ashworth, Judy B.; Trudeau, Jeremiah J.; Muffett-Lipinski, Michelle; Katz, Nathaniel P. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2016
The progression from prescription opioid (RXO) abuse to RXO addiction is not well understood in adolescents, nor is the progression from RXO addiction to heroin abuse. The purpose of this pilot study was to characterize the development of RXO drug abuse, RXO drug addiction, and heroin abuse in a small cohort of adolescents recovering from opioid…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Narcotics, Drug Therapy, Pain
Implications of "DSM"-IV to "DSM"-5 Substance Use Disorder Diagnostic Changes in Adolescents Enrolled in a School-Based Intervention
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Stewart, David G.; Arlt, Virginia K.; Siebert, Erin C.; Chapman, Meredith K.; Hu, Emily M. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2016
This study aimed to examine (a) the impact of the change in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" ("DSM") from a categorical to dimensional classification of substance use diagnoses, (b) the elimination of the legal criterion, and (c) the inclusion of a craving criterion in the "DSM"-5.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Intervention, Drug Abuse, Drug Use
Recovery High Schools
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Vogel, Carl – District Administration, 2009
This article discusses recovery high schools which are designed specifically to serve students who have been through a professional substance abuse treatment program and are working to stay away from drugs and alcohol. The schools typically serve multiple districts and are funded from both the per-pupil state funds that follow a student and what…
Descriptors: High Schools, Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse
Prescription Drug Abuse
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Hamilton, Gloria J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
This article presents current statistics on nonmedical use of both categories of prescription medications by high school and college students. The incidence of nonmedical use of prescription medications continues to increase among high school and college students. Two categories of drugs that are commonly used for reasons other than those for…
Descriptors: College Students, High School Students, Narcotics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The Challenge. Volume 14, Number 3
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US Department of Education, 2007
"The Challenge" provides information and resources to help schools create safe and healthy learning environments for students. Articles in this issue include: (1) Research Shows Consequences of Drug Abuse on the Teenage Brain (Don Vereen); (2) Interview: NIDA [National Institute on Drug Abuse] Director Discusses Drug Abuse among Teens; (3) Know…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Adolescents, Prevention