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Download full textRobert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ. – 2001
Research has long shown that the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs is the single most serious health problem in the United States, straining the health care system, burdening the economy, and contributing to the health problems and death of millions of Americans every year. Today, substance abuse causes more deaths, illnesses, and…
Descriptors: Drinking, Drug Rehabilitation, Illegal Drug Use, Mass Media Role
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
