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ERIC Number: EJ526947
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1911
Has Drug Culture Become an Inevitable Part of Youth Culture? A Critical Assessment of Drug Education.
Blackman, Shane J.
Educational Review, v48 n2 p131-42 Jun 1996
Drug policy that defines drug use as a social problem is at an impasse between prevention and minimization of harm. Drug education models tend to stereotype drug use and exaggerate its effects. The conflicting perspectives presented allow youth culture to counter official drug prevention messages. (SK)
Descriptors: Drug Education, Drug Use, Foreign Countries, Policy Formation, Prevention
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United Kingdom; Youth Culture