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Nowlis, Helen H. – Journal of Social Issues, 1971
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, Marihuana

Skiba, David; Monroe, Jacquelyn; Wodarski, John S. – Social Work, 2004
U.S. youths continue to use alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs at alarmingly high rates despite a temporary downward trend in the 1980s. Among an average 500,000 individuals affected annually by substance use, youths (ages 12 to 18) rank as one of the highest groups in morbidity and mortality rates, resulting in many negative consequences. As a…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Prevention, Narcotics, Social Work
Miyawaki, T.; Kohjitani, A.; Maeda, S.; Egusa, M.; Mori, T.; Higuchi, H.; Kita, F.; Shimada, M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2004
The poor quality of oral health care for people with intellectual disability (ID) has been recognized, and the strong fears about dental treatment suggested as a major reason for disturbances of visits to dentists by such patients. Intravenous sedation is a useful method for relieving the anxiety and fear of such patients about dental treatment,…
Descriptors: Patients, Narcotics, Dental Health, Dentistry

Doyle, Andrea M.; Reilly, Joe; Murphy, Niamh; Kavanagh, Pierce V.; O'Brien, John E.; Walsh, Martin S.; Walsh, John J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2004
A member of a related genus of the valerianaceae, Centranthus ruber, is used, that yields a higher percentage valtrate than other related species such as "Valeriana officinalis," there by making easier isolation in pure form.
Descriptors: Narcotics, Structural Analysis (Science), Science Education, Plants (Botany)
Parr, Jerry – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2005
Methamphetamine is an extremely dangerous drug with long term and permanent effects. Increasingly users are not electing the path of abuse. Their choice is being made for them by their parents, friends and relatives--these users are the children. In this article, the author provides insights from children who are living in methamphetamine…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Preschool Teachers, Drug Use, Narcotics
Frantz, Kyle – Science Teacher, 2007
Initiatives in education reform emphasize inquiry-based active learning and real-world relevance to increase science literacy nationwide. Active teaching and learning approaches yield rapid intellectual development and may increase interest and motivation to learn science. Incorporating the topic of drug use with neuroscience, biology, psychology,…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Learning Motivation, Educational Change, Adolescents
Near, Joseph A.; Martin, Bruce J. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2007
The topic of psychoactive drugs is one of inherent interest to college students. We used this insight to design and implement a multidisciplinary undergraduate course with psychoactive drugs as the central theme. The Medical Science of Psychoactive Drugs examines the biological mechanisms underlying all major effects of psychoactive drugs,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Scientific Concepts, Narcotics, Scientific Literacy
Reprintseva, G. I. – Russian Education and Society, 2009
This article discusses how the conditions in Russia are changing the characteristics of rural families, reducing the prevalence of traditional culture, changing the behavior of rural youth, and increasing familial conflict and the incidence of divorce. The deterioration of the social and economic situation that is being experienced today by many…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Smoking, Narcotics, Correctional Institutions
Trends in Psychoactive Drug Use and in Attitudes Toward Marijuana at a Large Metropolitan University

Church, Michael A.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1974
Three surveys representative of students in a large metropolitan university taken in February, 1971, November, 1971, and in October, 1972 show that the proportion of students who have tried or use marijuana has stabilized at .77, but the proportion of daily users continues to rise significantly. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Abuse, Marihuana, Narcotics

Mathews, Walter M. – Journal of Drug Education, 1975
This article classifies traditional drug education approaches into seven styles and two modes. The author is critical of each style, but presents his model for the use of administrators and drug educators. A review is presented of some studies which are critical to the factual approach to drug education. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Drug Education, Educational Programs, Models, Narcotics

Schill, Thomas; Althoff, Michael – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Results of this study clearly indicate a relationship between guilt and experience, attitudes, and knowledge regarding drugs. They support Mosher's conceptualization that guilt as a personality predisposition results in the inhibition of behaviors that are culturally prohibited. (Author)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Marijuana, Narcotics, Research Projects
Todays Educ, 1969
Part of "Students and Drug Abuse, prepared by the Public Information Branch and Center for Studies of Narcotic and Drug Abuse, National Institute of Mental Health, in cooperation with the staff of Today's Education.
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Drug Abuse, Narcotics, Sedatives
Horowitz, Joseph L.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1972
To investigate incidence and frequency of use of 8 drugs ranging from marijuana to LSD to heroin, 2 anonymous polls were administered to 2,141 incoming freshmen and returning students at the University of Maryland during the summer and fall of 1971. Students' reasons for using and not using drugs, students' attitudes toward legalizing, using, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Education, Higher Education, Marihuana

Ponterotto, Joseph G. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1985
Presents basic information on psychopharmacology and discusses the major antipsychotic, antidepressant, anti-anxiety, and lithium salt medications used with adults. The importance and implications of psychopharmacology for the counseling profession are highlighted. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Counselors, Depression (Psychology), Drug Use

Caliguri, Joseph P. – Journal of Drug Education, 1976
Along with large supply sources of legal and illegal drug substances, diversion and distribution systems have developed to feed and maintain the demand. This presentation provides information on the diverting of drugs from legal and illegal sources as well as the characteristics of the distribution patterns. (Author)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Laws