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Joseph, Donald E., Ed. – 2003
This Drug Enforcement Administration publication delivers clear, scientific information about drugs in a factual, straightforward way, combined with precise photographs shot to scale. The publication is intended to serve as an A to Z guide for drug history, effects, and identification information. Chapters are included on the Controlled Substances…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Drug Legislation, Illegal Drug Use, Inhalants

Tobias, Jerry J. – Counseling and Values, 1973
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Behavior Patterns, Narcotics

Smart, Reginald G.; Krakowski, Mark – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1973
Descriptors: Communications, Drug Abuse, Mass Media, Narcotics

Langer, John H. – Journal of School Health, 1973
This discussion on the threat to society of drug abuse and the need for regulation of drugs to protect the public was presented at the School of Health of Kent State University, the Pharmaceutical Manufactureres Association and the ASHA Workshop, Ohio, 1971. (JC)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Legislation, Health

Maugh, Thomas H., II – Science, 1973
Descriptors: Drug Education, Health Education, Narcotics, Research

Soroka, Jack – Journal of School Health, 1973
Descriptions of the drug abuse program launched by the Newark school system and suggestions of ways the existing drug-prevention program could be made more effective are discussed in this article. (JC)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Health Education, Narcotics

Farnsworth, Dana L. – Journal of School Health, 1973
A discussion of the possible causes, effects and remedies of the drug problem in this country. (JC)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Health

Thomas, John A.; Knotts, Glenn R. – Journal of School Health, 1971
The authors discuss the use and abuse of a number of medicinal as well as non medicinal products. (BY)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Health Education, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, Marihuana

Brill, Leon; Chambers, Carl D. – Social Work, 1971
This multimodality approach is geared primarily to the goal of abstinence. For addicts who cannot achieve this goal, methadone maintenance is suggested as the next step. The modalities described range from low-dose maintenance for clinic outpatients to intensive rehabilitation in a methadone maintenance residential center facility. (Author)
Descriptors: Clinics, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Therapy

Hammond, Allen L. – Science, 1971
Descriptors: Drug Addiction, Medical Research, Medical Services, Narcotics
Elliott, Robert – N Cent Assn Quart, 1970
It is up to the schools to educate their students in the harmful effects of drug use and to provide them with attractive alternatives for enjoying themselves. If these measures are taken, the appeal of drugs will fade. (CK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Abuse, Educational Programs, Narcotics

Caskie, Grace I. L.; Willis, Sherry L. – Gerontologist, 2004
Purpose: This study examined the congruence of self-reported medications with computerized pharmacy records. Design and Methods: Pharmacy records and self-reported medications were obtained for 294 members of a state pharmaceutical assistance program who also participated in ACTIVE, a clinical trial on cognitive training in nondemented elderly…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Drug Use, Narcotics, Age
McIntosh, James; MacDonald, Fiona; McKeganey, Neil – Health Education, 2004
There is mounting evidence that the age at which children are using and becoming exposed to illegal drugs is declining and that such use and exposure is becoming an increasing problem within pre-teenage populations. This suggests that there is an important role for drug education in primary schools in encouraging and helping young children to…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Narcotics, Drug Use, Student Attitudes
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2011
This report presents the 2011 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey high school student frequency distributions for American Indian students on or near a reservation. These frequency distributions are based upon surveys with 720 high school American Indian students on or near a reservation in Montana during February of 2011. Frequency distributions…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Reservation American Indians, Sexuality, At Risk Students
Johnston, Lloyd D., O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E. – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2007
This report provides a summary of drug use trends from a survey of nearly 50,000 eighth-, tenth-, and twelfth- grade students nationwide. It also includes perceived risk, personal disapproval, and perceived availability of each drug by this group. A synopsis of the methods used in the study and an overview of the key results from the 2006 survey…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Adolescents, Grade 8, Grade 10