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Kapner, Daniel Ari – Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, 2008
The most widespread health problem on college and university campuses in the United States is high-risk alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. Recent reports confirm that the nation's campuses continue to encounter significant consequences as a result of this problem. This "Infofacts/Resources" offers an overview of the problem and highlights effective…
Descriptors: Drinking, Drug Use, College Students, Student Behavior
Kapner, Daniel Ari – Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, 2008
While some may view college drinking as a "rite of passage" for students, the consequences of underage and high-risk drinking leave no room for doubt--excessive alcohol use is harmful, affecting both students and the institution as a whole. Not only do heavy drinkers negatively affect their own health and academic potential but also the physical,…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Violence
Frankford, Evelyn R. – 1978
This program seeks to prevent adolescent pregnancy and childbearing through a community-based feminist social service program serving teenage girls. This DAWN program, Discovery and Awareness for Women Now, was initiated as a result of the Women's Movement which has had a serious and positive impact on the lives of most adult women. Yet, teenage…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Education, Community Problems, Contraception
Join Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
Community organizing can encompass coalition building or community development, each of which represents steps in getting something done in a community. Before undertaking a project, it is important to figure out the exact problem the community is trying to address. From there, it can be determined how to address it, who else will be involved, and…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Problems, Drug Education, Guns
Join Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
According to the United States Department of Labor, 73% of drug users in 1997 were employed. Numerous studies, reports, and surveys suggest that substance abuse is having a negative effect on the workplace in terms of decreased productivity; increased accidents; absenteeism; turnover; and medical costs. However, workplace substance abuse is a…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Problems, Drug Education, Employment
Join Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
Prevention is the ultimate key to reversing the upward trend in the use of drugs and to empowering communities to address their drug problems. An essential factor is the development and implementation of initiatives to prevent illicit drug use. A goal of prevention for youth is to provide them with a set of skills and tools to help them resist the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Action, Community Problems, Cooperation
Fuchs, Don M. – 1984
Intervention aimed at the development of social support networks provides a means for preventing some of the physical, emotional, and social problems of both long-term and transient rural residents. Individuals living in rural and remote communities face several contextual problems, including distance, personal and professional isolation, unique…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Models
Join Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
"Welfare to work" is an issue in the substance abuse field because of the high number of people on welfare who have a substance abuse problem. One-fourth of women on welfare either abuse or are addicted to alcohol or other drugs. For women ages 18-24 the incidence is as high as 37%, according to the Center on Addiction and Substance…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Community Action, Community Problems, Drug Education