The most profound consequences of the increasingly widespread use of psychedelics may be sociological in nature. Altered states of consciousness create nothing less than new perceptual configurations which may well spell the end of social institutions based upon modes of perception which are incongruent with new perceptions being attained by…

The authors have developed a practical approach to incorporating drug education into an intermediate science program. (Editor)

Through a review of the research literature, this article provides information about the characteristics of drug abusers and drug abuse programs that promise to be effective. Common themes which would have meaning for counselors involved in the development and implementation of drug prevention programs are presented. (Author)

Proposes a 3-phase treatment program for ghetto drug addicts involving greater utilization of ex-addicts as counselor aides. (BH)

Argues that substitution of methadone for heroin would not rehabilitate the drug addict, but it may be used as a method of tranquilizing a potentially troublesome ghetto and poor white population. (RJ)

Methadone treatment for heroin addiction does not touch the roots of the drug problem" and to think that the use of another drug can solve the profound and complex task facing us is indeed an illusion." (Author/AL)

Films are evaluated by one or more groups of student evaluators from twelve schools. Each evaluation includes the title of and some descriptive comments about the film, a brief description of the school, the students, their evaluative judgments, and a professional review. (MLF)

The author contends that the average teacher, genuinely concerned about his pupils, must be adequately informed so that he can help create an overall school environment conducive to individual growth without drugs. The role of health educators in the school must also be upgraded. (Author/BY)

Heroin addiction as a major social, legal and medical problem, should be viewed in the sexual aspect as it is," rather than through a mythological mist of half truths. (Author)

Results of a questionnaire concerning factual knowledge of attitudes toward, and experience with a variety of drugs are reported. It was concluded that marihuana and other drugs are readily available to secondary school students, and widespread experimentation exists; however, a strict dichotomy exists between marihuana and other drugs. (Author/BY)

Drug use and abuse are viewed as symptomatic of more basic and underlying problems. Drug usage indicates the degree of alienation felt by young people. With drugs, the user finds a way of escaping. There must be an emphasis on self reliance and the courage to be imperfect and not live by the curse of perfection. (Author)

This paper presents some suggestions for dealing with the problem of adequately utilizing the educational resources available in preparing students to cope with the problems they will face in a drug oriented society. (Author)

In a study of interpersonal and situational determinants of self disclosure in resistive" patients, psychiatric aides conducted brief interviews with hospitalized narcotics addicts. These results partially confirm prior therapy analogue studies involving the A B variable. (Author)