Alcohol and Other Drug Use Prevention for Youths at High Risk and Their Parents.

Elmquist, Donna L.

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ERIC Number: EJ503008

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Alcohol and Other Drug Use Prevention for Youths at High Risk and Their Parents.

Elmquist, Donna L.

Education and Treatment of Children, v18 n1 p65-88 Feb 1995

This paper reviews the history of school-based alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs; summarizes problems with these approaches, such as not focusing on youths at high risk or with disabilities; offers a rationale for including parents in prevention programs; and discusses typical approaches to parent-involvement programs and major limitations of these programs. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Disabilities, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Parent Participation, Prevention, Program Effectiveness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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