Resolution of drug abuse problems is apparently encountering difficulties because of our methods of attacking them. We are directing more money and effort to treatment and rehabilitation than to prevention. It is time to look at the problem in its proper perspective: namely prevention and a willingness on the part of some of us to admit it exists.…

Elementary school drug education in Illinois has undergone some major philosophical changes from a fact centered, hard sell'' crash program approach to programs emphasizing value activities and personal decision making about drugs within various health areas. Existing drug education programs have been selected from three different levels to…

This article describes one approach to providing helping services for individuals with drug related problems. The development of the organization, services offered, and community outreach programs are discussed, as well as the training, supervision, and consultation provided by trained professionals to laymen which enables the agency to function…

The school health nurse, because of her basic role as the health authority in the school and her special preparation in the knowledge and use of drugs, is a valuable potential resource for any school drug program. (Author)

In 1969-70 the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene received $400,000 in state funds to conduct a drug education pilot program in Metropolitan New York. While drug information activities were not evaded, primary emphasis in each project was placed on dealing with drug-related social and economic problems and finding alternatives to drug…

It was hypothesized that officials responsible for making and enforcing current marijuana laws would perceive users as unconventional, political radicals, and subversives. Also hypothesized was that officials would support the present harsh marijuana laws. These hypotheses were not substantiated by the data collected from 84 community officials.…

Since the isolation of the active component of marijuana (THC), studies have revealed various effects to the memory, specific physiological effects, and definite visual effects to individuals while under the influence of marijuana. The sociological aspects of the drug may stimulate an individual into the use of this drug. (Author)

The authors report a study which reviews, and evaluates in depth, the initial year of an innovative Peer Group approach to drug abuse prevention in the schools of New York City. The aim of the study was to facilitate the refinement of the program into the most effective drug prevention modality possible. (Author)

Comparison of demographic characteristics of persons enrolled in three programs indicate that the younger and unemployed are in therapeutic communities while the older, more often jailed persons are members of the methadone program. (Author)

In a survey of 4-H and non-4-H youths from ten urban and ten rural counties, the author investigated the extent and predictors of drug abuse. (Author)

A random sample of teachers, parents, police, mental health clinic workers, ministers, and high school students were interviewed and tested to ascertain their attitudes and knowledge regarding drugs. The findings are that drug users, in addition to being much more knowledgeable about drugs than nonusers, encounter quite different problems related…

There is a powerful inducement for the teacher to channel the problem of drug addiction to the administrators but the teacher can't ignore it because the prime responsibility of the teacher is the student. This article deals with this relationship. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to identify the factorial composition of 55 characteristics of the subjects. These characteristics were assessed by a self-report inventory containing 55 items pertaining to drug use and alleged related areas of drug use. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine the significance of differences in the use of certain psychoactive drugs among students who enrolled for an elective drug abuse course and students not enrolled, or who have not previously taken a drug abuse course. (Author)

A drug-use survey was administered in a large metropolitan, middle class high school to test two hypotheses: a. drug users can be divided according to the types of drugs used (tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana vs. opiates, LSD, amphetamines, etc.); and, b. respondents' drug use is significantly related to their peers drug use. Both hypotheses were…