This document contains the second in a series of Congressional hearings being held by the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families to examine substance abuse among pregnant and parenting women and to explore prevention and treatment strategies. In his opening statement, Committee Chairman George Miller expresses hope that testimony…

A carefully controlled comparison of the personality characteristics of heroin addict (n=27) and nonaddict (n=20) offenders was carried out so as to avoid methodological problems associated with earlier studies. (Editor)

A bibliography of materials on drugs is presented. The book and paper back entries are annotated. Selected technical references are listed under these major findings: (1) dependency, (2) barbiturates, (3) amphetamines, and (4) general pharmacology. (PS)

The Boyle Heights Narcotics Prevention Project, located in a Mexican-American Community, attempted to answer the question: what happens when thirty ex-heroin addicts are hired at $600.00 per month to assist practicing addicts and potential drug users? The lengthy report discusses what the project was about, what it accomplished, and how it…

Currently, women represent 30 percent of the drug-abusing population but are entering the prison system at a rate two times that of men. How can practitioners meet the pressing needs of offender women in treatment, prisons, and jails through the 1990s and the millennium? The correctional environment poses special advocacy challenges. The role of…

A drug survey found higher drug usage among males, blacks, eighth graders, children from broken homes, and children who do not plan to complete high school. It is suggested that these adolescents are enmeshed in an alienation syndrome'' and need a variety of services for prevention and rehabilitation. (Author)

The concept of training workshop dominates the approach of the State of Illinois to drug education, although programs of many modalities are currently operating within the state. The author advocates moving rapidly beyond creating "awareness" of the drug problem and beginning to equip people with community action skills. (Author)

The authors contend that if professionally reponsible people care about the drug problem, they will prove their dedication by helping others to care through education. (BY)

Proposals include creation of an office of drug dependence and abuse, improvements on programs for drug traffic control, drug abuse education, and programs for treatment and rehabilitation.

Examined effectiveness of implosive therapy with heroin addicts during detoxification from methadone. Treatment groups received 12 sessions of implosive therapy or eclectic counseling and were followed for a six-week period. The implosive therapy group were the only ones to significantly reduce their methadone level during treatment and follow-up.…

Many youth have more powerful relationships with drugs than with people in their lives. The authors describe connections to chemicals as "drugships." They offer strength-based principles for helping these youth replace drugships with meaningful relationships. (Contains 17 references.) (Author)