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Texas State Dept. of Parks and Wildlife, Austin. – 1997
This teacher's guide accompanies a program designed to teach water and boating safety to students in grades K-2. The written curriculum accompanies a video, AquaSMART K-2. The theme of the curriculum is AquaSMART. To become AquaSMART, students must learn 10 basic lessons for water and boating safety. The teacher's guide begins with an overview of…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Alcohol Abuse, Comprehensive School Health Education, Drug Abuse
Texas State Dept. of Parks and Wildlife, Austin. – 1997
This teacher's guide accompanies a program designed to teach water and boating safety to students in grades 3-5. The written curriculum accompanies a video, AquaSMART 3-5. The theme of the curriculum is AquaSMART. To become AquaSMART, students must learn 10 basic lessons for water and boating safety. The written curriculum begins with an overview…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Alcohol Abuse, Comprehensive School Health Education, Drug Abuse
Haggerty, Kevin; Kosterman, Rick; Catalano, Richard F.; Hawkins, J. David – 1999
Preparing for the Drug Free Years (PDFY) is a family intervention program that seeks to help parents avoid specific parenting practices that increase the risk for adolescent problem behaviors and to increase practices that are likely to enhance family communication and bonding. The PDFY curriculum is designed for universal application and has been…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Problems, Curriculum Research, Delinquency Prevention
D'Onofrio, Carol N. – 1997
Little is known about preventing alcohol use by youth in rural America, and almost no rural alcohol prevention program has been evaluated. To address these deficiencies, this paper critically examines the issue of alcohol use by rural youth within a public health framework. The literature is reviewed to identify what is known about the prevalence…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Drinking
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Matykiewicz, Lynn; La Grange, Linda; Reyes, Edward; Vance, Peter; Wang, Mu – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1997
Compared adjudicated male adolescents (N=37) to middle school students on measures of glucose nadir and urinary 5-HIAA (5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid), a serotonin metabolite. Results show that adjudicated youth had significantly lower levels of both substances, supporting previous studies linking low glucose and 5-HIAA levels to impulsivity,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Aggression, Alcohol Abuse
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Spence, John C.; Gauvin, Lise – Journal of Drug Education, 1996
Using a stratified random sampling procedure, 754 student athletes were surveyed regarding drug and alcohol use in eight different sports from eight universities across Canada. Provides statistics of substances athletes reported using, including pain medications, weight loss products, anabolic steroids, smokeless tobacco products, alcohol,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Athletes, Behavior Standards, Cocaine
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Kemp, Judith M.; And Others – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1996
Presents a program targeting minority high school honor students in their junior and senior years. The program's goal is to educate youths regarding current alcohol and drug research and treatment approaches. Utilizes a mentor-based curriculum, along with lectures, laboratory sessions, a research project, workshops, and site visits. Includes a…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
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Wallace, John M., Jr.; Bachman, Jerald G.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Schulenberg, John E.; Cooper, Shauna M.; Johnston, Lloyd D. – Addiction, 2003
Paper examines ethnic differences in licit and illicit drug use among American 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students, with a particular focus on girls. Across ethnic groups, drug use is highest among Native American girls and lowest among black and Asian American girls. Trend data suggest that girls' and boys' drug use patterns are converging.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Grade 10, Grade 12
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Kelker, Katharin A. – Preventing School Failure, 1990
This article discusses applications of education legislation for drug-addicted children, including the Education for All Handicapped Children Act and Sec. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which recognizes smoking and drug addiction as handicapping conditions. Suggested guidelines for parents seeking school support services under these laws…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Problems, Child Advocacy
Dodge, Susan – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
More student resident assistants are dealing with such difficult problems as alcoholism, suicide, homophobia, racism, date rape, and stress. Some institutions have decided to stop using students to supervise dormitories, while others are working to make resident assistants more qualified. (MLW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alcohol Abuse, College Housing, College Students
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Gfellner, Barbara M. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 1994
Examined drug use, involvement in problem behavior, and family and peer predictors of these behaviors among Indian and white adolescents in a Canadian urban community. Found the groups had a similar rate for alcohol use; however, Indian adolescents showed higher rates and more frequent use of cigarettes, marijuana, solvents, and greater…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Problems
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Caplan, Marlene; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1992
Assessed impact of school-based social competence training on skills, social adjustment, and self-reported substance use of 282 sixth and seventh graders. Found positive training effects on subjects' skills in handling interpersonal problems and coping with anxiety. Teacher ratings revealed improvements in subjects' constructive conflict…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Conflict Resolution, Drinking, Grade 6
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Smith, Marilyn G.; Hill, George C. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1994
Researchers examined the extent of drug and alcohol use among 255 4-H youth. When results were compared to local school surveys, no statistically significant differences emerged between 4-H members' drug and alcohol use and student use. Seventy percent of 4-H members indicated that 4-H had influenced their attitudes about substance use. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Children, Comparative Analysis
Baker, John G. – School Business Affairs, 1994
Outlines what is required of school districts for compliance with new regulations that require employers to test drivers with a commercial driver's license for the illegal use of alcohol and controlled substances. (MLF)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Bus Drivers, Compliance (Legal), Drug Use Testing
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Linden, Mary Frances – Rural Educator, 1993
A survey in a rural Texas school district revealed that as many as 85% of the students in grades 6-12 drink alcohol. Students believed their drinking routines to be normal, whereas teachers and parents felt that prevalent alcohol use and abuse had definite negative effects. (LP)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Elementary Secondary Education, Life Style
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