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Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. – 1991
This report discusses the need for an alcohol and drug use prevention program at the University of Michigan and presents findings from a task force that was established to investigate the problem of student alcohol and other drug use and identify areas where priority should be given for action. The opening section of the report presents the…
Descriptors: Advertising, Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Drinking
Reider, Eve E.; And Others – 1989
This study presents cross-sectional data on physical aggression toward children and child aggression toward parents from the initial data set. (The study was part of a large-scale, longitudinal study of the etiology of alcohol abuse and the development of family violence.) Subjects for the study were 91 families with sons between 3 and 6 years of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Alcohol Abuse, Antisocial Behavior
Dresser, Jack; And Others – 1989
This study examined attitudes and practices in two risk-taking areas of behavior while under the influence of alcohol--driving and sexuality--within important campus peer subcultures defined by class level and residency associations. Data were drawn from a research project to explore these and other related variables in a major northeastern…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholic Beverages, At Risk Persons
Allensworth, Diane DeMuth; Symons, Cynthia Wolford; Olds, R. Scott – 1994
This publication is a project replication kit for practitioners who want to improve their school health programs. The project used a multidisciplinary model of comprehensive school health education in three secondary schools within the Cleveland School District, Ohio. Based on the Healthy People 2000 initiative, this publication focuses on six…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse
Lobb, Nancy – 1995
This set of six activity books and a teacher's guide is designed to help students from eighth grade to adulthood with special needs to learn independent living skills. The activity books have a reading level of 2.5 and address: (1) "How to Get Well When You're Sick or Hurt," including how to take a temperature, see a doctor, and use medicines…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Daily Living Skills
DeJong, William; Langenbahn, Stacia – 1995
This guide for administrators provides a step-by-step process for establishing new or revised policies to deal with student misuse of alcohol and other drugs on college campuses. Emphasis is on a new doctrine of environmental management which stresses the school's responsibility to take measures against foreseeable hazards and risks in the school…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Drug Abuse
Ellis, Theresa M.; Lenczner, Sarah J. – 2000
This document describes a study of the organization, operation, sustainability, and impact of community anti-drug coalitions nationwide. The study involved case studies of eight highly effective community coalitions and a cross-case analysis of characteristics shared among the coalitions. A consistent set of distinguishing features was examined…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Community Programs, Drug Abuse

Slater, Michael D.; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1996
Examines the efficacy of alcohol education programs. This study (N=83) found that recency of exposure to alcohol education classes and discussion of alcohol advertising in those classes predicts adolescent cognitive resistance (counterarguing) to persuasive alcohol advertising for months or even years. Suggests greater attention to critical…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advertising, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education

Perry, Robert L. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1989
Discusses Black on Black crime and provides evidence that it is directly linked to American societal problems. Covers the following historical and societal influences: (1) the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow; (2) Black migration and disorder in cities; (3) the use of alcohol and drugs; and (4) policing of the Black ghetto. (JS)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Antisocial Behavior, Black History, Blacks

Hartnagel, Timothy F.; Krahn, Harvey – Youth and Society, 1989
Correlations between delinquency among high school dropouts and a number of non-educational factors are explored. The study posits that unemployment and other labor market factors, as much as academic failure, influence dropout criminal behavior. The effects of free time, boredom, youthfulness, substance abuse, and peer pressure are also…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Alcohol Abuse, Crime, Delinquency

Downs, William R.; Rose, Steven R. – Adolescence, 1991
Investigated relationship between peer groups and incidence of psychosocial problems among 241 adolescents. Found that group with lowest level of involvement in school activities was labeled negatively by others. Least involved group had most positive attitudes toward alcohol/drug use; lowest levels of perceived harm from alcohol/drugs; and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alienation, Behavior Problems

Wiley, David C.; And Others – Journal of American College Health, 1996
Using telephone surveys, researchers examined the health behaviors of 1,408 Texas college students. Results indicated that most had consumed alcohol at least once, and nearly one-third were regular smokers. Most were sexually active but did not use condoms. Over half had never received HIV/AIDS education in college. (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Condoms
Marsden, John; Boys, Annabel; Farrell, Michael; Stillwell, Garry; Hutchings, Kevin; Hillebrand, Jennifer; Griffiths, Paul – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2005
A prospective, cohort survey of 540 mid-adolescent students was conducted to identify personal, family and social correlates of alcohol use. A structured questionnaire recorded alcohol involvement, other substance use, perceived parental alcohol use and related factors, alcohol-related attitudes and beliefs, psychological well-being, social and…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Alcohol Education, Drinking, Adolescents
Moore, Barbara C. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
Objective: This article selectively reviews evidence-based family and peer interventions for co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. Although few researchers have specifically investigated family interventions for dual disorders, considerable empirical evidence exists for the effectiveness of such interventions in treating each of…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Mental Disorders, Drug Abuse, Intervention
Lucenko, Barbara A.; Malow, Robert M.; Sanchez-Martinez, Mario; Jennings, Terri; Devieux, Jessy G. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2003
Various depressive symptoms have been linked to elevated levels of HIV risk across diverse adult populations in multiple studies. However, this link has been examined in a much more limited manner among adolescents, despite an exceedingly heightened risk of both HIV and negative affect in this age group. To address the current lack of clinically…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Adolescents, Self Efficacy, Drinking