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Peer reviewedTennant, Forest S., Jr. – Journal of Drug Education, 1976
Studies question whether there is a significant association between parents' dependency traits and drug habits in their offspring. Reported here is a survey of 1,091 young males. The reported occurrence of parents' alcohol consumption, smoking, use of stimulants and sedatives, and overeating were compared among abusers and non-users of hashish,…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Individual Characteristics
Peer reviewedLorch, Barbara (Day); Hughes, Robert H. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1986
Only a third of students in this study accepted the medical model of alcoholism. Those who had the least knowledge of, and experience with, alcohol were the most likely to consider alcoholism as an illness. The source of information on drugs most conducive to acceptance of the medical model was parents. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Definitions, Diseases
