This discussion on the threat to society of drug abuse and the need for regulation of drugs to protect the public was presented at the School of Health of Kent State University, the Pharmaceutical Manufactureres Association and the ASHA Workshop, Ohio, 1971. (JC)

A discussion of the possible causes, effects and remedies of the drug problem in this country. (JC)

This collection of documents is concerned, specifically, with the problem of drug abuse in the U. S. and the coordinated attack planned by the President's proposed Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention. The office would not be concerned, directly, with problems of reducing drug supply or with the law enforcement aspects of abuse control,…

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)

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)

Part II will appear in volume 7, number 2 (October 1970) of Media & Methods." (RD)

This paper was presented at the Seminar on Drug Dependence and Abuse at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, August 5, 1968.

The varied aspects of drugs, their source, abuse, chemical composition, and physical, personal, and social effects are explored. Seven units cover the following areas: (1) an overview on drug use, a brief history of drugs and discussion of social implications; (2) the human nervous system and the actions of drugs; (3) "nondrug drugs" such as…

Intended primarily for teachers, this book of 17 readings is an attempt to provide a brief, descriptive overview of some of the complexities of the drug abuse problem. The readings are as follows: "Student Drug Use" by Helen H. Nowlis; "Recognition of the Drug User for Enforcement Agents, Teachers and Others" by William D. Alsever; "Glossary of…

The U. S. Office of Education's National Drug Education Training Program, which began as a limited and terminal one-year effort is assessed. The basic purpose related structure of the information collection and analysis process made it possible to provide information that had multiple uses in management of the program. The fundamental question at…

The document presents a collection of articles about heroin. Article 1 provides general information on heroin identification, drug dependence, effects of abuse, cost, source of supply, and penalties for illegal heroin use. Article 2 gives statistical information on heroin-related deaths in the District of Columbia between 1971 and 1982. Article 3…

This fifth grade unit is one of a sequential learning series of the Focus on Inner City Social Studies (FICSS) project developed in accordance with the needs and problems of an urban society. A description of the project is provided in SO 008 271. This specific unit examines the personal and social problems of drug abuse. The use of drugs is…

The Social Issues Resources Series (SIRS) is a set of loose leaf units each of which is addressed to a different social issue. Each unit consists of articles which have been reproduced from newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications representing the prevailing spectrum of opinion, emphasis and complexity. Sixty articles are…

The increasing abuse of drugs by youth and its impact upon the community are discussed. Some young people use drugs as a substitute for psychological or physical help or as a means to be "in". There are many other reasons for drug abuse depending on the predisposition and motives involved and these are summarized. To comprehend the present trend…

This document is a collection of the second session of hearings on drug abuse in the schools, conducted for the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Crime. This particular part delves into the drug problem in New York City. Witnesses from this city whose statements were heard in the 1972 hearings include school teachers, former drug…