Although concern about adolescent drug use has grown over the past two decades, strategies for controlling use have not kept pace. Project ALERT (Adolescent Learning Experiences in Resistance Training), a school-based program, specifically targets cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana, the so-called gateway drugs. It is based on the social influence…

This consumer's guide provides descriptive information about currently available surveys of student alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. Its purposes are to inform schools and communities about the instruments available to survey student AOD use, and to delineate the issues faced by educators while selecting or developing a survey instrument to…

A joint project of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District, Project DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is designed to equip elementary and junior high school children with the skills for resisting peer pressure to experiment with drugs and alcohol. The goal is to teach students how to say "no." A growing…

This report describes the rehabilitation curriculum of Hunter College (New York). The curriculum is designed to educate and train qualified Master's level students, the majority of whom are minority, disabled, or working women, to become professional rehabilitation counselors for multidisabled alcohol abusers. Individuals with this unique skill…

This booklet shows how to adapt and implement a comprehensive program on alcohol and drug abuse prevention to the sports environment in schools. It describes how athletic directors, coaches, parents, and athletes can break the "no talk rule" about alcohol and drug problems with athletes. The preface claims that athletic directors and coaches can…

This document describes a January 2002 roundtable held with the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention and community college representatives. The nation's 1,166 public and private community colleges enroll approximately 10.4 million students, or 44% of all U.S. undergraduates. The aim of the…

In preparing for this report, surveys and focus groups were conducted with adults (N=900), with or without children under the legal drinking age, to determine their attitudes, views, and thoughts regarding the problem of underage drinking. The survey was designed to identify opportunities for civic engagement on the issue of underage drinking and…

One of a series of bulletins on implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), this bulletin discusses protections for individuals with histories of alcohol and drug abuse. The material explains: (1) the ADA prohibits employment discrimination of individuals with past drug and alcohol problems and those who currently have alcohol problems…

Results from the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey, which monitored health risk behaviors among U.S. college undergraduates via mailed surveys, indicate that many students' behaviors increase their likelihood of experiencing adverse health outcomes. Particularly high risks for college students include alcohol abuse, tobacco use,…

Reports on a study to identify excellent campus-based initiatives to prevent alcohol abuse by college students. Offers recommendations to colleges which stress that alcohol-abuse prevention programs be long-term, broad-based, and integrated into the institution and community. Offers recommendations to trustees which stress their role in…

Considers the role of the district attorney as a catalyst for aggressive school-based educational programs to help young people avoid trouble with the legal system. The author argues that schools are the logical sites to provide services in alcohol- and drug-abuse prevention, and discusses ways of using education to deal with the root causes of…

This analysis indicates that the majority of African American students at this predominantly white university drank in a responsible manner; other drug use was almost nonexistent. Strong peer disapproval was exhibited toward drug users and alcohol abusers. Implications for intervention, prevention, and policy decisions on the college campus are…

Examines short-term outcome of "I'm Special" drug abuse prevention/education program to establish a link with what has been observed longitudinally. Administered Self-Concept Attitudinal (SCAT) Inventory to 270 third grade students before and after program. Determined program was able to generate positive changes along six SCAT attitudinal…

A half-time Student Assistance Program (SAP) was designed and implemented for two semesters in an urban high school in New Jersey. Findings indicated that proportion of students who used SAP increased with time, male participants outnumbered females, and alcohol and drug issues were most frequently cited as presenting problems for both males and…

Increasing evidence shows that fetal exposure to alcohol, cocaine, phenylcyclidine hydrochloride (PCP), and other drugs results in infants with abnormal neurologic findings. This suggests the need for longitudinal studies to determine whether such findings will translate into a significant number of children with learning and behavioral problems.…