The document presents Maine's model for providing substance abuse treatment to the client with mental retardation. Introductory information on retardation and substance abuse is followed by a discussion of this population's unique problems. Services offered in the Mental Retardation Alcoholism project are reviewed, and contracts and cooperative…

Describes a training program for the certification of substance abuse counselors produced by the Colorado Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the University of Denver School of Social Work, and the substance abuse practice community of Denver. Details the program, its history, and the outcomes to date of its five successful years in operation.…

Physicians are likely to encounter a wide gamut of disorders related to drug and alcohol abuse and will need specialized knowledge and skills to treat the affected population effectively. The development and implementation of a program to meet these needs at the Medical College of Virginia is described. (MLW)

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Mental Health Planning Conference for the Spanish Speaking was held on January 11-12, 1972, in Bethesda, Maryland. Thirty Spanish speaking professionals and nonprofessionals from 12 states and the District of Columbia met with NIMH and the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The…

Alberta's University of Lethbridge is developing a degree program in human and community development to train native-education professionals and community-health workers to find solutions to problems in Indian communities that interfere with the attainment and use of education. (MSE)

Provides an annotated 44-item bibliography for educators who want to increase their knowledge of alcohol and other drugs and to devise prevention measures for schools and classrooms. General information and autobiographical texts are included. Also included are texts that provide specific directions for preventing alcohol and drug abuse. (BJV)

This booklet encourages school athletic coaches to develop drug prevention programs in their schools. The following topics are discussed: (1) reasons for coaches to be involved in drug prevention programs; (2) awareness of alcohol and drug abuse as a hidden problem in athletes; (3) statistics on drug and alcohol abuse in high school students and…

A number of school districts have set up employee assistance programs (EAP) that offer help for employees having personal or family problems that affect their job performance. Guidelines for establishing an EAP are offered. (MLF)

Describes a university alcohol education program and discusses 13 ideas constituting the rationale for the program. Considers the need for alcohol education, the college environment and alcohol abuse, the role of faculty, program design, resources for the program, and financial support. (RC)

This bibliography contains over 1200 behavioral science journal articles dealing with alcoholism and alcohol abuse. The articles were published between 1970 and 1980 in 116 English language journals. This bibliography is intended for administrators, planners, researchers, counselors, educators and students desiring ready access to recent…

An institution-wide program for residents impaired by alcohol, drugs, or emotional problems at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals is described. The goal of the program was to help impaired house staff to continue their training in a nonpunitive environment. (Author/MLW)

This guide, developed to assist black community organizations in starting alcohol abuse prevention programs for black and urban youths, describes community action approaches developed for and tested by the black community in model community alcohol abuse prevention workshops in Chicago, Fort Lauderdale and Philadelphia. The material is organized…

Two resource centers were funded by the Illinois Alcoholism Prevention Initiative to facilitate primary prevention and health promotion efforts at the local level. Located in DeKalb and Springfield, the centers assisted the Illinois State Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Division of Alcoholism in building a body of…

Four issues of the newsletter of the Hill Top Preparatory School (Rosemont, Pennsylvania) which provides secondary educational services to learning-disabled adolescents are presented. Issues typically have one or two major articles. Article titles and authors are as follows: "The Parents of Exceptional Children: What Helps Them Cope with…

This monograph is designed to help employers, employees, managers, and union officials develop effective workplace policies and programs to prevent drug and alcohol abuse and other health problems. The text of the monograph: (1) presents information regarding the costs of drug and alcohol use in the workplace, and evidence of potential…