This is one of four volumes which constitute a history of a pioneer inner city youth project in a Puerto Rican slum in New York City: Mobilization For Youth, a multi-discipline social agency geared to demonstration, research and social action in eradicating poverty and its attendant ills. The volume discusses techniques and methods which account…

The purpose of this bulletin is to identify available resources relative to drug education, and organize them into a form which can be used to pinpoint a particular service which can be addressed to a particular need. Included in the bulletin are: (1) research report abstracts; (2) programs, (3) curriculum resource guides and instructional units,…

While extensive materials exist regarding types of drugs and motivations of users, the job supervisor, trainer and teacher still lacks information on how to recognize the behavioral manifestations of drug abuse in an educational and/or work setting. The manual, through detailed vignettes and questions addressed to the reader, deals with various…

This two-part report summarizes the comprehensive Report on the Development of the National Drug Education Program (NDEP) Information Support System. The first report describes the implementation and growth of the system, discusses the design approach, and provides sample information collection instruments. Part II is, itself, in two sections: (1)…

Intended primarily for teachers, this book of 17 readings is an attempt to provide a brief, descriptive overview of some of the complexities of the drug abuse problem. The readings are as follows: "Student Drug Use" by Helen H. Nowlis; "Recognition of the Drug User for Enforcement Agents, Teachers and Others" by William D. Alsever; "Glossary of…

About 230 films and 60 filmstrips dealing with drugs, narcotics, alcohol, and tobacco are synopsized. Approximately half the listings deal with alcohol, a quarter concern tobacco, and the rest deal with drugs. For each item, the length, year of release, and source where the film of filmstrip may be obtained is listed. The distributors identified…

An opportunity to acquire information about addictive and habit-forming drugs and to understand the effects of drug abuse are presented in this Drug Knowledge Inventory and Discussion Guide. A self-testing and self-scoring approach is used to provide a climate for discussions that will further personal growth in making constructive behavioral…

The purpose of this study was to measure the nature and extent of the drug abuse involvement, knowledge, and atitudes of eighth and eleventh grade students in the Coronado Unified School District, Coronado, California. Included is a detailed comparison and evaluation of drug utilization rates; the determination of certain value orientations; and…

The U. S. Office of Education's National Drug Education Training Program, which began as a limited and terminal one-year effort is assessed. The basic purpose related structure of the information collection and analysis process made it possible to provide information that had multiple uses in management of the program. The fundamental question at…

During the first semester of the 1971-72 academic year, students at 7 universities located in urban areas across the U.S. participated in an interdisciplinary program that was designed to help the students develop problem-solving techniques. The particular problem that the students attacked was that of drug addiction. This problem incorporated the…

A comprehensive review is presented of Drug Education programs for school students from 1967 to date. In general it was found that the great bulk of Drug Education programs reported were lacking in any meaningful evaluation that would provide data for guidance in the design of future programs. (Author)

The authors describe a drug prevention program for preadolescent children. The program tends to achieve its aims through the use of small group work and positive peer influence, development of positive self-concept and problem solving. Evaluation shows that it is influential in changing student characteristics. (SE)

Describes a cooperative program between Rockland Community College and the Rockland County Community Mental Health Center (New York) that introduced education and retraining into the final stages of the rehabilitation process for individuals with a history of drug and substance abuse. Discusses program components, budgetary considerations, and…

Patients in an outpatient narcotic antagonist treatment program were followed through their course of treatment. Those who remained longer were found to enter treatment with more stable employment records and less recent opiate use. They also appeared more successful at termination, with better vocational stability, less extraneous drug use, and…

In a paper presented at the National Drug Abuse Conference April 4-7, 1975, New Orleans, Louisiana, epidemiological and psychosocial approaches to drug abuse are discussed. An approach reflecting an appreciation of the psychological/social/political realities involved in addiction as well as a grounding in epidemiological principles and data is…