The five papers presented in this volume discuss the relationship between the psychomotor domain and instructional technology and are intended to serve as resource materials for instructional technologists. The first chapter focuses upon a consideration of the senses of reality and the second upon some general considerations of the psychomotor…

Concerned with clarifying some of the more complex issues in drug abuse, the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information has prepared this special report on the British narcotics system. Underlying the British approach is the belief that narcotic dependence is a medical problem to be treated by medical professionals rather than a criminal…

Providing educators with a comprehensive resource document that will be useful in researching and developing effective drug abuse education programs is the intent of this document. As an orientation to its use, two terms are discussed at length--addiction and habituation. In addition, some of the most commonly used drugs are described.…

Contained are three brochures designed to provide understandable information on the drugs, narcotics, and chemicals that are being most frequently abused. They also portray the illegal "street market," and how the user will look, act, and be harmed as a result of drug use. The first brochure summarizes some characteristics and effects of…

An annotated bibliography of drug abuse research instruments is presented. The inventory is divided into six sections: attitudes; measurement of effects of drugs; differentiation and characteristics of abusers; access and extent; education and knowledge; and program-related and evaluation. (RS)

This booklet attempts to provide clear answers to many of the questions currently being raised about the abuse of drugs, and to assist Americans of all ages to inform themselves about this critical problem. Issued by the Federal Government, it contains statements by President Nixon and Jerome H. Jaffe, M.D., Director of the Special Office for Drug…

This volume is based on the premise that professional preparation for coaching should include viable experiences in drug education, with particular reference to coping with drug-related problems. The first section provides general information on the purposes and effects of drugs, controls, and concepts of doping. The second section deals with four…

This directory is intended as a resource for persons requiring knowledge about speaker's bureaus concerned with drug abuse prevention throughout the country. Information is derived from the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information National Inventory of Drug Abuse Programs, part of a comprehensive computerized information-retrieval system…

This paper explores the gifted child in relation to drugs. The author proposes a curriculum for parents and educators who wish to take steps to guide the gifted child past the drug scene. Factors leading to drug abuse among the gifted were identified by teachers, counselors, and parents attending drug abuse workshops at the 1972 conference of the…

In this study, the authors deliberately set out to modify the attitudes of new students toward drugs in a conservative direction by inducing cognitive dissonance. The method used was a pretest-posttest design in which the experimental group of students were to fill out a value-preference inventory that yielded a score, sorting the students into 2…

This is a research report and survey on drug abuse in Montgomery County, Norristown, Pennsylvania, conducted by the Montgomery County Drug Commission. The nine-month study is incorporated into a single volume. An analysis of the results of the drug survey points out that many variables which had heretofore been regarded as being significantly…

This volume of the final report of a study of DHEW drug education programs presents a detailed summary of the project methodology. It also includes the following appendices: Appendix A: Suggested Criteria for Evaluation of Program Structure and Process; Appendix B: Interview and Evaluation Guide for Assessment of DHEW drug education and training…

The hypothesis that drug attitude effects of drug education would vary as a function of the valences of the facts learned was tested. Undergraduates (N=48) interacted with a computer to request and receive pseudo-facts about a bogus drug. As predicted, students who received all positive facts evaluated the drug more favorably. (Author)

Interview data indicate that Nebraska's statutory provision of drug education for those convicted of possession or sale of illegal drugs does not deter illicit drug use. A comparison of instructors' and participants' responses to the same questions reveal major ideological differences regarding drug policy in general, and marijuana policy…

Short interviews were conducted with 48 first grade and 37 third grade children. All third grade children vs. 54 per cent of those in first grade had some concept of a drug. Parents were most frequently mentioned as the source of drug knowledge with television next. (Author)