Alcohol abuse in Russia among children is increasing, but programs to address this problem have not been adequately developed. The experience of other countries in equipping children to handle alcohol in a mature and safe way can be used as a basis for creating new programs in Russia.

The purpose of this study was to develop and execute an alcohol intervention program that was directed at dangerous and disruptive behavior. (JD)

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded contracts to assemble information about practices which identify, refer, and treat employed women alcoholics. In Phase I data were collected on the frequency of use of employee assistance programs by women alcoholics. Findings indicated no great differences between men and women.…

This document contains guidelines to help plan and conduct 3- to 5-day long substance abuse awareness programs for students in secondary schools. These topics are discussed: (1) identifying outcomes; (2) gaining administrative and student support; (3) balancing personal acceptance and task in the planning committee; (4) length of awareness…

Provides a description of the development and implementation of the Alcohol and Drug Education in the schools (ADE) program. Emphasized the problems encountered prior to and during the implementation of program activities. (LLL)

Discusses strategies for parents in curtailing the use of alcohol and drugs in their children's schools. Three key areas are explored: (1) learning the facts about alcohol and other drug use among young people; (2) practicing prevention at home; (3) working with the school to develop good prevention programs. (GLR)

Discusses the objectives of alcohol education, program development, and evaluation. Objectives usually include immediate behavior change as well as long range outcomes. Results indicate that incorporating areas of health education can increase the validity of alcohol education with appropriate planning and evaluation. (JAC)

Discusses systems theory applied to alcoholism programing which enables programers to analyze a project for maximum system effectiveness. It is suggested that generating scarce resources, especially clients, and having appropriate services, calls for extensive interorganizational linkages and for sensitive interaction with the environment. (Author)

Conducted study to assess nature and extent of alcohol consumption by college students and to make recommendation about university responses to alcohol use and abuse on campus. Students (n=247) completed questionnaires assessing various alcohol-related issues. Results were used to guide in planning and implementation of alcohol education,…

The paper focuses on training efforts resulting from a grant awarded to the Colorado Department of Health in 1976 by the Western Area Alcohol Education and Training Program. A tape on the physiological aspects of alcoholism developed during the grant year was used in conjunction with the paper, and both were very well received. The grant was a…

Describes a university alcohol education program and discusses 13 ideas constituting the rationale for the program. Considers the need for alcohol education, the college environment and alcohol abuse, the role of faculty, program design, resources for the program, and financial support. (RC)

Demonstrates the role of a school counselor in establishing a substance abuse prevention effort and describes specific steps taken in a rural community to deal with adolescent drug problems. School and local mental health counselors were crucial to development of the program. (JAC)

Two resource centers were funded by the Illinois Alcoholism Prevention Initiative to facilitate primary prevention and health promotion efforts at the local level. Located in DeKalb and Springfield, the centers assisted the Illinois State Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Division of Alcoholism in building a body of…

Most college students are drinkers, but most of these drinkers are not problem drunks or alcoholics. College students are in fact an ideal population, at an opportune stage of development, to be taught healthy drinking practices. One major obstacle to teaching "alcohol wellness" is the considerable number of health educators who attempt to teach…

One college developed a substance abuse education program involving several prevention and intervention strategies. The goal was to improve the atmosphere of the college community by intervening in the behavioral patterns of students through an educational intervention. This paper describes program rationale, development, content, and…