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Boyd, Ellsworth – Oceans, 1973
Describes the Florida Ocean Sciences Institute program which is designed to rehabilitate delinquent teenagers. Problem teenage boys, including high school dropouts and drug addicts, are involved in a nine-month program in oceanography and maritime skills. Students develop the attitudes and skills necessary to become responsible and productive…
Descriptors: Delinquent Rehabilitation, Dropout Programs, Drug Addiction, Marine Biology

Mosenson, Cecil – Clearing House, 1973
Tells of a young man's experience in teaching. Despite social change and liberalized views, the public will not accept a rehabilitated drug addict as a teacher. (DS)
Descriptors: Drug Addiction, Drug Legislation, Educational Objectives, Educational Opportunities
Auster, Simon L. – Educ Leadership, 1969
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Group Experience
Sugarman, Barry – Interchange, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Drug Addiction, Emotional Development, Feedback

Glaser, Daniel; And Others – Social Problems, 1971
Compares addicted and non-addicted siblings of families residing in and around a slum block in New York. Data supporting an ideographic relative deprivation-differential anticipation" explanation for current opiate addiction in the U. S. was produced. (JM)
Descriptors: Delinquency Causes, Drug Addiction, Family Characteristics, Individual Differences

Leake, Chauncey D. – Science, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Conferences, Drug Abuse

Dolan, M. P.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Assessed personality differences among Black, White, and Hispanic-American heroin addicts (N=423). Results confirmed the hypotheses that minority group heroin addicts (Blacks and Hispanics) would show better adjustment than White heroin addicts and that Hispanic-American heroin addicts would evidence personality characteristics unlike those of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Blacks, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences

Wong, Martin R.; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1981
Studied a non-self-selected sample of chemically dependent people instructed in meditation techniques. Differences established upon training termination were no longer evident in the instructed group after six months. Subjects who reported continuing at least minimal meditative practices, however, showed differences in social adjustment, work…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Followup Studies

Siassi, Iradj; Fozouni, Bahman – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1982
Presents utilization rates as well as the results of psychiatric tests on older and younger populations of psychiatric patients and addicts in Iran. Data showed that the elderly proportionately use psychiatric and drug abuse services much less frequently than the younger population. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Drug Addiction

Stephen, Louis S. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1981
Results of pre- and posttest measurements of self-concept of recovering alcoholics and former drug addicts (N=156) over a 25-month period exhibited a statistically significant improvement on all scales of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Attitude Change

Simpson, D. Dwayne; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1981
Comparisons of self-reported leisure showed an overall shift toward more positive, socially accepted leisure activities at follow-up. More free time was spent with family and friends who did not use drugs. Positive leisure at follow-up was related to favorable outcomes on drug use, criminality, and productive activities. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Family Influence

Gallant, Wilfred; Siegel, Sammi; Holosko, Michael – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1997
Explores a broad range of music interventions appropriate for addictive clients so as to fill a void in the music therapy and addictions counseling literature. Presents a rationale for the use of music intervention and presents case examples. Describes a social work intervention approach tested over a 10-year period. (RJM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Counseling Techniques, Creativity, Drug Addiction

Clement, Mary – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1997
Compares a new approach to treatment using traditional social work. Reports on the therapeutic regimen and Results/Kinesiology (RK), which addresses body-mind control, brain hemispheric integration, energy balancing, and stress elimination. Examination of 40 women addicted to alcohol and/or drugs indicated that RK helped with anxiety,…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Correctional Rehabilitation, Counseling Techniques, Drug Abuse

Bristow, Ann R.; Provost, Jennifer; Morton, Kristin – Teaching of Psychology, 2002
Presents the results of a study conducted for a course called "Drugs and Behavior." Assigns students to evaluate their experiences from attending a 12-step meeting, such as Alcoholic Anonymous. Reports that students saw these experiences as relevant and beneficial. (CMK)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Course Content, Drug Addiction, Educational Research

Festinger, David S.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
The effectiveness of offering same day appointments at an outpatient cocaine treatment program to increase intake attendance was examined. Seventy-eight clients were given standard or accelerated intake appointments. Significantly more clients who were given accelerated appointments attended the program. An accelerated intake procedure appears to…
Descriptors: Adults, Cocaine, Compliance (Psychology), Drug Addiction