Found that, among 619 college students, 13.5% of males and 4.2% of females reported themselves to have drug abuse problems. Found six variables related to life satisfaction and three variables related to feelings of self competency were correlated with reported drug abuse. (Author/RC)

Reviews the literature indicating that a growing number of the elderly are becoming dependent on alcohol. Presents statistics and characteristics of the elderly alcoholic. Describes diagnosis and treatment programs. Includes recommendations. (RC)

Discusses background and nature of alcohol-related birth defects. Describes a continuum of impairment to offspring of drinking mothers that is dose-related and produces serious behavioral/learning deficits. The continuum includes young people of normal intelligence who perform below expected levels and find school adjustment difficult. Offers…

Determined the effectiveness of a voluntary educational program on the drinking attitudes and behaviors of college students (N=1,000). Survey results revealed that for those subjects who participated in the program, there was a significant improvement in their drinking attitudes and behaviors. (Author/RC)

Examined the sex-role attitude of the drug abuse treatment counselor. Found: 1) male counselors viewed clients of both sexes more negatively; 2) male clients were viewed more negatively by counselors of both sexes; 3) counselors with less education had more negative attitudes; and 4) attitudes differed with treatment program type. (Author/RC)

Identified college students' (N=139) self-reported reasons for using or not using marijuana. Compared these patterns with value frameworks from which drug decisions are made. Findings are varied and suggest that specificity is needed in drug education, with emphasis on diminishing the "Therapeutic Drug Ethic" values system. (Author/RC)

The effectiveness of a week-long television campaign was assessed at three urban high schools, through measures of self-esteem, drug use, and drug attitudes administered 10 days prior to the campaign and four weeks later. Results indicated no significant changes could be attributed to the campaign. (Author)

An evaluation of a school-based drug education program was employed to examine the effect of administration of a preteaching questionnaire on responses. Found pretesting increased the amounts of alcohol reported consumed and reports of drunkenness and marijuana use. (Author)

Discusses problems encountered in evaluating a mass drug education program including instrument selection, logistical constraints, and data analysis. Offers suggestions as to program evaluation improvement. (Author/RC)

Describes the formation of parent groups in support of drug prevention efforts. Reviews some observed start-up and continuation ideas. Charts nine models along with a number of other suggested activities. Concludes with a set of recommendations and encourages professionals to function in facilitative roles with parent organizations. (Author)

Analyzed the self-reported substance use among selected Native American high school students (N=330). Results indicated 83.6 percent reported having experimented with alcohol, and an additional 43 percent reported using some combination of alcohol and other drugs on a fairly regular basis. Includes recommendations. (Author/RC)

This article describes the cooperative efforts of the Addiction Services Agency of New York City and The City University of New York in formulating the Narcotics Institute for Teachers. (Author)

Study results indicated that the users were primarily males who were somewhat estranged from such significant primary groups as the home, the church, and the community. More black males than white males used drugs; the converse was the case among females. (Author)

Using the MMPI Scale as a measure of emotional stability, drug users and nonusers were analyzed to indicate and predict the extent of emotional problems within the college population. Drug use was shown to be merely symptomatic of emotional problems. Presented at the First International Conference on Student Drug Surveys, Newark, N.J., 1971.…

This paper contains 50 reasons" used to explain increasing drug abuse by youth, grouped into 10 categories: criminal elements, minorities, youth, adults, homes, schools, churches, corporate system, political system, and society. The interplay of reasons is extremely complicated; hence educational or remedial programs built upon simplistic cause…