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The Philippine Experience on the 'Basic Training Course for Rehabilitation Workers on the Assessment and Management of Drug Dependence', 2013-2016
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Antonio, Carl Abelardo T.; Guevarra, Jonathan P.; Cavinta, Lolita L.; Cabrera, Patrik James D. L.; Castillo, Eleanor C.; Hembra, Mariano S.; Fuderanan, Clara H.; Reyes-Sare, Ma. Lourdes; Vista, Salvador Benjamin D. – International Journal of Training Research, 2019
Rehabilitation for persons who use drugs in the Philippines is premised on a multidisciplinary team approach to treatment, where delivery of services is collaboratively undertaken by physicians and rehabilitation practitioners. In 2013, a government-academe-civil society collaborative developed a customized training program for nurses,…
Descriptors: Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Foreign Countries, Program Descriptions
A Comparison of Factor Score Estimation Methods in the Presence of Missing Data: Reliability and an Application to Nicotine Dependence
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Estabrook, Ryne; Neale, Michael – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2013
Factor score estimation is a controversial topic in psychometrics, and the estimation of factor scores from exploratory factor models has historically received a great deal of attention. However, both confirmatory factor models and the existence of missing data have generally been ignored in this debate. This article presents a simulation study…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Scores, Computation, Regression (Statistics)
The Impact of the 5E Teaching Model on Changes in Neuroscience, Drug Addiction, and Research Methods Knowledge of Science Teachers Attending California's ARISE Professional Development Workshops
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Manzo, Rosa D.; Whent, Linda; Liets, Lauren; de la Torre, Adela; Gomez-Camacho, Rosa – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
This study examined how science teachers' knowledge of research methods, neuroscience and drug addiction changed through their participation in a 5-day summer science institute. The data for this study evolved from a four-year NIH funded science education project called Addiction Research and Investigation for Science Educators (ARISE). Findings…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Neurosciences, Drug Addiction, Research Methodology
Immigrants from Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus Region: Differential Drug Use, Infectious Disease, and Related Outcomes
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Isralowitz, Richard; Reznik, Alexander; Rawson, Richard A.; Hasson, Albert – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2009
This study examined drug use patterns, HIV/AIDS, and related outcomes among former Soviet Union (FSU) immigrants from Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus mountain region in Israel who reported heroin use. A total of 253 FSU heroin users were interviewed from 2002 to 2007 as part of a large drug use surveillance study in Israel. Individuals were…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Substance Abuse, Drug Use, Foreign Countries
Faculty Development in Small-Group Teaching Skills Associated with a Training Course on Office-Based Treatment of Opioid Dependence
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Wong, Jeffrey G.; Holmboe, Eric S.; Becker, William C.; Fiellin, David A.; Jara, Gail B.; Martin, Judith – Substance Abuse, 2005
The Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA-2000) allows qualified physicians to treat opioid-dependent patients with schedule III-V medications, such as buprenorphine, in practices separate from licensed, accredited opioid treatment programs. Physicians may attain this qualification by completing 8-hours of training in treating opioid…
Descriptors: Physicians, Drug Addiction, Training, Patients
Attitudes Among a Group of College Students toward Drug-Abuse and the Drug-Abuser.
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Ferneau, E.; Mueller, S. – 1971
A study of student attitudes toward drug abuse and the drug abuser was conducted, using a modified version of Marcus's "Alcoholism Questionnaire." One hundred twenty-two college students participated. Mean factor scores (MFS) were developed for the nine factors tested. Marcus's "safe operating criterion" (ignore MFS differences…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Attitude Measures, College Students
An Overview of Addiction Research Center Inventory Scales (ARCI): An Appendix and Manual of Scales.
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Haertzen, C.A. – 1974
The Addiction Research Center Inventory is a 550 item multipurpose test measuring the broad range of physical, emotive, cognitive, and subjective effects of drugs. This manual provides technical information concerning 38 most valid scales, a quantitative method for characterizing the similarity of a profile of scores for the subject, group, or…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Classification, Criminals