ERIC Number: EJ767347
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Dec
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An Update on Adolescent Drug Use: What School Counselors Need to Know
Watkins, Katherine E.; Ellickson, Phyllis L.; Vaiana, Mary E.; Hiromoto, Scott
Professional School Counseling, v10 n2 p131-138 Dec 2006
School counselors need to have accurate and age-appropriate prevention education information in order to counsel teens on drug use. This article presents developmentally specific prevention materials for the most important emerging substances of abuse: Ecstasy, methamphetamine, cough and cold medication, prescription opiates and stimulants, and the "date rape" drugs. Because developing appropriate materials requires understanding how adolescents develop, an expert panel approach was used, supplemented with a literature review and teen focus groups.
Descriptors: Prevention, School Counselors, Rape, Focus Groups, Drug Use, Drug Abuse, Adolescents, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, School Counseling, Substance Abuse, Adolescent Development, Stimulants, Narcotics, At Risk Persons
American School Counselor Association. 1101 King Street Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-683-2722; Fax: 703-683-1619; Web site: http://www.schoolcounselor.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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