This article describes the initiation of a drug education program in the Netherlands. Three different approaches were used; mild horror, factual, and individual adjustment. (Author)

A detailed description of drug programs implemented in the State of New Jersey is presented, including the course content, format of workshops, treatment programs, sociological considerations and the epidemiology of student drug use. (Author)

This article emphasizes the need to prepare youth to make decisions about drug use. To do this it is essential to eliminate hypocrisy about the use of marihuana, to "infuse" the curriculum with drug information and to provide students with realistic learning experiences. (Author)

In reviewing some of the background information regarding the extent of drug abuse and the types of measures presently being used, this article describes in more detail the role of the school in drug abuse. Emphasis is placed on drug education from the viewpoint of youth. (Author)

This paper deals with the drug related programs being sponsored by the Departments of Health and Physical Education, Student Personnel Services, and Business at Nassau Community College. (Author)

This article delineates man's search for sexual pleasure through the aid of drugs and other substances. While myths prevail that drugs create the sexual libertine spirit, scientific evidence indicates that no known drug serves as an aphrodisiac. (Author)

A discussion of the motivational aspects of alcohol use progresses from the magical and spiritual to the scientific discussion of alcohol as a drug among drugs. The article stresses the need to examine people and their choices rather than the substances they use. (Author)

New York State's drug education Position Paper clearly demonstrates a commitment to the youth of the State and certainly one that other states might consider for its youth. Many aspects of the program are presented in this paper which have implications for teachers, school administrators, and community leaders. (Author)

The concept of training workshop dominates the approach of the State of Illinois to drug education, although programs of many modalities are currently operating within the state. The author advocates moving rapidly beyond creating "awareness" of the drug problem and beginning to equip people with community action skills. (Author)

The author describes the most serious problem of drug abuse in the nation's schools. He attempts to describe the role of the school and its responsibility as a preventive agent or deterrent to youthful drug abuse. (Author)

This article describes a new approach to making teachers comfortable in their classroom discussions with students about drugs, alcohol and smoking. Selected plays were performed for an audience of teachers and students who then talked about the issues that emerged through drama. (Author)

Drug education programs must account for the values of the students at whom such education is directed. Students' commitments to fairness, consistency, compassion, and reasonableness must be honored. Society's laws run counter to students' values, making the role of the drug educator difficult if not impossible. (Author)

This paper stresses the importance of listening to students and to each other, and the willingness to explore together those areas of personal concern as they exist in individuals and organizational and administrative operation for an effective drug education program. (Author)

The authors have attempted to outline in the form of model methodology the most effective way for implementing an overall drug curriculum in the existing school structure. (Author)