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Griffin, Brenda S.; Griffin, Charles T. – Drug Forum: The Journal of Human Issues, 1978
Research using the differential association theory has traditionally focused on a broad general conception of delinquent or criminal behavior. This research, however, examines Sutherland's theory as it applies to drug use as a specific delinquency type. Two distinct differential association processes are proposed to explain the genesis of drug…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Drug Abuse

Bailey, D. – Education in Chemistry, 1977
This is the first of two articles showing how plants that have been used in folk medicine for many centuries are guiding scientists in the design and preparation of new and potent drugs. Opium and its chemical derivatives are examined at length in this article. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: Botany, Chemistry, Folk Culture, Medical Services

Kahn, Robert B.; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1976
In May, 1974, Fresno County's Narcotic Abuse Treatment Program began a twenty-one-day outpatient methadone detoxification treatment modality. The results of the evaluation suggested an alternative treatment modality. The purpose of this paper is to examine this alternative treatment modality, its characteristics, its therapeutic outcomes and the…
Descriptors: Clinics, Counseling, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
American Book Company, 1885
This textbook is a health course for primary-grade pupils. It covers the effects of alcohol, tobacco, and opium on health, as required by law in many states and territories.
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Smoking

Warner, Richard W., Jr. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1973
Through a review of the research literature, this article provides information about the characteristics of drug abusers and drug abuse programs that promise to be effective. Common themes which would have meaning for counselors involved in the development and implementation of drug prevention programs are presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction

Heyman, Florence – Society, 1972
Argues that substitution of methadone for heroin would not rehabilitate the drug addict, but it may be used as a method of tranquilizing a potentially troublesome ghetto and poor white population. (RJ)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Blacks, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction

Lennard, Henry L.; And Others – Science, 1972
Methadone treatment for heroin addiction does not touch the roots of the drug problem" and to think that the use of another drug can solve the profound and complex task facing us is indeed an illusion." (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Medical Services, Narcotics

etzioni, Amitai; Remp, Richard – Science, 1972
Reviews the evidence on the effectiveness of technologies" in six social problems. Concludes that technological solutions seem more likely to increase effectiveness in handling major parts of social problems at lower economic and psychic costs than punitive, therapeutic, or informational efforts. (AL)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Contraception, Crime, Drug Therapy
Mathis, James L. – Med Aspects Hum Sexuality, 1970
Heroin addiction as a major social, legal and medical problem, should be viewed in the sexual aspect as it is," rather than through a mythological mist of half truths. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Narcotics

Rosenthal, Michael P. – Journal of Social Issues, 1971
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Legislation, Drug Therapy

Cloyd, Jerald W. – Social Problems, 1979
The forms of psychological pressure placed on the defendant's pleading in drug cases are examined, with emphasis on the interplay between rational and emotional aspects of such situations. Three stages in plea bargaining negotiations are outlined. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civil Liberties, Courts, Drug Legislation

Ten Berge, Jos – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1999
This article reviews international studies from the 1940s to the 1970s concerning drugs and creativity. The notion of drugs "dictating" or "liberating" the intoxicated artist is criticized by discussing the importance of set and setting. It is proposed that intentional drug use can be seen as a form of disinhibiting technique.…
Descriptors: Adults, Artists, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Freisthler, Bridget; Gruenewald, Paul J.; Johnson, Fred W.; Treno, Andrew J.; Lascala, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Drug Education, 2005
This study examines the spatial relationship between drug availability and rates of drug use in neighborhood areas. Responses from 16,083 individuals were analyzed at the zip code level (n = 158) and analyses were conducted separately for youth and adults using spatial regression techniques. The dependent variable is the percentage of respondents…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Public Health, Predictor Variables, Neighborhoods
Flanagan, Constance A.; Elek-Fisk, Elvira; Gallay, Leslie S. – Journal of Drug Education, 2004
This study focused on the strategies adolescents endorsed for situations in which friends were experimenting with alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Four hypothetical vignettes (concerning a friend smoking, using drugs, getting drunk at a party, or deciding whether to attend a party with alcohol and drugs) were presented to 2697 5th-12th graders.…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Narcotics, Smoking, Gender Differences
Valdovinos, Maria G.; Kennedy, Craig H. – Behavior Analyst, 2004
A range of behavior--much deemed problematic by society--is treated with behavioral methods or psychotropic medications. Although the processes associated with behavioral interventions have been investigated using conceptual, experimental, and applied analyses, less is known about the behavioral processes associated with the use of psychotropic…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Drug Therapy, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Change