A SHORT HISTORY OF NARCOTICS AND THEIR LEGAL CONTROL IN THE UNITED STATES IS PRESENTED WITH AN EXPLANATION OF ADDICTION AND METHODS OF ITS PREVENTION. TEACHERS ARE INFORMED OF WAYS IN WHICH TO IDENTIFY ADDICTED STUDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, THEY MAY BE CLOSELY OBSERVED IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES, AND ABNORMALITIES INVESTIGATED BY A PHYSICIAN. INFORMATION INCLUDED WHICH TEACHERS MAY PRESENT TO STUDENTS ABOUT NARCOTICS CONCERN--COMMON PERSONALITY TYPES AMONG DRUG ADDICTS, TREATMENTS OF ADDICTS, AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH DRUG ADDICTION, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADDICTION AND CRIME, THE BENEFITS OF NARCOTICS TO HUMAN WELFARE WHEN USED PROPERLY, AND THEIR DANGERS WHEN USED WRONGLY, KINDS OF NARCOTICS-SEDATIVES, STIMULANTS, AND HYPNOTIC DRUGS, AND A GLOSSARY OF SCIENTIFIC AND SLANG TERMS. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IS APPENDED.