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Peer reviewedBritt, Michael A.; Jachym, Nora K. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1996
Surveyed children in a large suburban school regarding factors affecting the use of cigarettes and tobacco. While experimentation rates for cigarette use was low, use increased significantly from fourth to fifth grade. Alcohol use was much higher than cigarette use, and it also increased significantly from fourth to fifth grade. (RJM)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Children, Drinking, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedLambie, Glenn W.; Sias, Shari M. – Professional School Counseling, 2005
Alcohol abuse affects the entire family, yet only recently has attention focused on the needs of children with parents or guardians who abuse alcohol and/or other drugs. Professional school counselors (PSCs) must be prepared to identify and address the needs of these students. Parental alcohol abuse presents serious academic, emotional, physical,…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Alcohol Abuse, School Counselors, Family Environment
Download full textRomero, Frank; And Others – 1994
The program implementation and cost data, along with the student substance use and program exposure data, of the Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Education (DATE) Program are presented. The data came from a random sample of California public school districts. This evaluation concentrates on five components of the DATE Program: (1) Curriculum delivery;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Children, Curriculum Development
PDF pending restorationSoule, Penelope P.; Sharp, Joyce – 1997
In the spring of 1996, the Nevada State Department of Education conducted its fourth biennial survey to assess drug and alcohol attitudes and use among students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12. Issues of safety, violence, and school climate, as well as participation in school-based prevention programs, were also assessed. The survey results are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Children, Drinking
Anderson, Kellie – 1995
History shows that humankind has always had an appetite for psychoactive substances. Since young people are especially vulnerable to drug abuse, the etiology, epidemiology, and prevention literature on substance use by school-aged children are examined in this booklet. It gives information on, and examples of, preventive approaches and programs in…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Children
Nolin, Mary Jo; And Others – 1997
Recent research on middle and senior high school students showed a reversal of previous decline in smoking marijuana and using drugs other than marijuana, a decline in students' personal disapproval of marijuana, and a high prevalence of alcohol use. Student reports of peer approval, availability, and use at school of alcohol, marijuana, and other…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Children, Drinking
