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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Crime. – 1972
This document is a collection of the second session of hearings on drug abuse in the schools, conducted for the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Crime. This particular part delves into the drug problem in Miami, Florida. Witnesses from this city whose statements were heard in the 1972 hearings include school teachers, former drug…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Legislation
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Direct linkRotunda, Rob J.; West, Laura; Epstein, Joel – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2003
Alcohol and drug use education and prevention continue to be core educational issues. In seeking to inform students at all levels about drug use, the present exploratory study highlights the potential educational use of interactive computer programs for this purpose. Seventy-three college students from two substance abuse classes interacted for at…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Narcotics, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse
Kelly, Kathleen J.; Comello, Maria Leonora G.; Edwards, Ruth W. – Rural Educator, 2004
Since 1996, our research team has conducted 15 focus groups with 169 middle-school youth in small communities as formative research for campaigns against alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and violence. Some key findings of a synthesis of focus-group results are that girls and boys perceive different risks to alcohol and tobacco use; peer relationships are…
Descriptors: Role Models, Smoking, Narcotics, Focus Groups
Arnow, Beth – 1978
A study of alcohol and drug use among migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Orange and Lake counties (Central Florida) was conducted in 1978 to determine substance abuse among migrant and seasonal farmworkers, the subgroups with substance abuse problems, the farmworkers' knowledge of and attitudes toward alcohol and drug treatment programs, and the…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Agricultural Laborers, Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholism
