An experimental-control pretest and post-test research design was implemented to measure the effects of "Human-Persons and the Use of Psychoactive Agents," a senior high school drug education curriculum. (Author)

The philosophy and characteristics of a project for preventing drug abuse is described. A partial history of its ongoing evaluation is presented. The results show that participating teachers gained significantly in drug knowledge. There were also significant changes in attitudes concerning drug abuse, child development, and pedagogy. (Author)

This study was designed to provide descriptive information and correlational data related to drug use in junior and senior high school populations and to generate data for use in the planning and evaluation of a local drug education and prevention program. (Author)

An evaluation study assessed changes in perceived locus of control of adults who work in the drug abuse field and participated in a drug abuse training program. Two programs were examined with differing results. Outcomes are discussed with regard to group composition and scores. (Author)

The Juvenile Intervention Program utilizes the principles of family involvement and peer pressure throughout the program, while the basis of the program involves the education of the participants in such areas as family architecture, family communication patterns and drug knowledge. (Author)

Purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of broadcast television as a drug education tool, and to test the effect of group viewing as a component of a positive learning environment for instructional television. Learning was measured in terms of information acquisition and in terms of attitude change. (Author)

The Training Center conducted three nine hour drug education workshops for selected staff of a large industrial concern of the Northwest. The workshop experience and the data generated during the workshop suggest the usefulness of such non-school drug education programs. (Author)

A matched subject design was employed to assess the effectiveness of an experimental program in Transactional Analysis (TA) for the improvement of the self-image and interpersonal relations of adolescent boys (N=10) on probation. (Author)

A 50 hour self-development approach to drug education which included values clarification, empathy training, drug information, with considerable peer interaction was evaluated by means of a true experiment. No differences were found between treatment and no-treatment groups in terms of drug usage, drug knowledge, and self-esteem. (Author)

Cigarette smoking has been a behavioral enigma. Single treatment techniques, when successful, are usually plagued by high recidivism rates and "practical" insignificance. Two recent developments, rapid smoking and comprehensive behavioral programming, hold promise for the eventual behavioral control of smoking. This study describes one such…

The study measured the effectiveness of a drug counselling program to achieve behavioral, attitudinal and informational change of the participants. Significant changes were found in responses to knowledge inventories on medical and legal aspects of drug abuse and on behavioral dimensions of increased listening skills and ability to analyse…