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Peer reviewedLo, Celia C.; Globetti, Gerald – Journal of Drug Education, 1995
Examines how selected internal and external control variables influence lifetime use, frequency of use, and cessation of use of marijuana. Indicates that both internal and external control factors are significant predictors of the frequency of marijuana use. Finds that the external control factor plays a more important role in explaining lifetime…
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education
Stimmel, Barry – 2002
Originally published in 1992 as The Facts About Drug Use, this updated edition contains new information about the effects of alcohol and recreational, mood-altering drugs on the body. The multiple causes of drug use and the options available to those dependent on drugs as a way of life are thoroughly described. Knowledge of the adverse effects of…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, At Risk Persons, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Addiction
Peer reviewedWelch, Michael – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1997
Examines the current strategy to combat illegal drug use and its effect on corrections. Reviews three schools of thought on drug-control policy and explores the assumptions offered by the public-health generalists, the legalists, and the cost-benefit specialists. Concentrates on issues of race, class, and alternatives to correctional warehousing.…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime Prevention, Criminal Law
Download full textMetzler, Birgit – Basis-Info, 1996
The main private organization in Germany dedicated to combatting drug addition--the DHS and the Federal Health Information Agency (BzGA) jointly estimate the number of persons addicted to "illegal" drugs in Germany at around 200,000. Yet, people may grow up immune to drug addiction if they acquire a stable basis for self-confidence and…
Descriptors: Children, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
Gardner, Stephen E., Ed. – 1981
Articles in this monograph examine key issues in combined drug and alcohol use. The first chapter discusses clinical and research evidence about the physical and psychological effects of various drug and alcohol combinations. Chapter Two presents findings about usage patterns of alcohol and drugs. The impact of alcohol use in a treatment setting…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Anthologies, Behavior Patterns, Crime
Peer reviewedGoodstadt, Michael S. – Issues in Science and Technology, 1987
Addresses the problems associated with the effectiveness of drug prevention strategies. Argues that prevention programs must be tailored to the characteristics of the user, the drug, and the use. Comments on why school-based programs have had little or no impact. (ML)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drug Education, Drug Rehabilitation, Drug Therapy
Do It Now Foundation, Phoenix, AZ. – 1983
The document presents a collection of articles about inhalant abuse. Article 1 presents findings on the psychophysiological effects related to the use of amyl or butyl nitrate as a "recreational drug." Article 2 suggests a strong association between chronic sniffing of the solvent toulene and irreversible brain damage. Article 3 warns…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education, Drug Legislation
