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Garland, Marshall W.; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2009
This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's federally-funded Title IV safe and drug-free schools program activities for the 2007-2008 school year.
Descriptors: School Safety, School Districts, Program Evaluation, Federal Programs
Maryland State Dept. of Legislative Reference, Annapolis, MD. Research Div. – 1987
This report compares current trends in national and Maryland drug abuse rates; reviews social and psychological factors associated with drug abuse; describes the physiological effects of frequently abused substances; reviews the State's drug and alcohol enforcement programs targeted to adolescents; and outlines Maryland's prevention and treatment…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Drug Abuse
Maryland State Department of Education, 2008
Periodically, Maryland's sixth, eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders are surveyed to determine the nature, extent, and trend of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use among adolescents. The "2007 Maryland Adolescent Survey (MAS)" presents the latest findings regarding ATOD use by Maryland's adolescents and compares State and local…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Marijuana, Prevention, Adolescents
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Ringwalt, Chris; Ennett, Susan T.; Vincus, Amy A.; Rohrbach, Louise Ann; Simons-Rudolph, Ashley – Journal of Drug Education, 2004
This study investigates the relative roles of school district and school-level decision-makers in the implementation of effective substance use prevention curricula. Drawing on a "Site-Based Management" approach to effective decision-making, we hypothesized that schools whose personnel played active decision-making roles would be more likely to…
Descriptors: Prevention, School Districts, Advisory Committees, Drug Education
Mansfield, Wendy; Farris, Elizabeth – 1992
Findings from a principal survey on safety, discipline, and drug use prevention are presented in this report. A national questionnaire mailed to 884 public elementary and secondary school principals yielded 830 usable returns, a 94 percent response rate. Respondents were asked about the extent of discipline problems within their schools and the…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems, Drug Abuse
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. – 1989
The Drug Resistance Education (DARE) program is designed to prevent drug abuse in Hawaii's children and youth. The program is currently conducted in fifth grade classrooms by uniformed Honolulu Police Department officers. As a primary prevention program, the DARE program is directed at reducing drug abuse incidence rates by targeting total-school…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Doolittle, Martha; Smith, Ralph – 1997
The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC) Act of 1986 provides funding to school districts to supplement local efforts to eliminate violence as well as drug and alcohol use by their students. In 1996-97, the Austin Independent School District (Texas) (AISD) received $622,692 from the SDFSC grant, with supplemental funds later bringing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alcoholic Beverages, Drinking, Drug Education
Dibble, Nic T.; Thiel, Randy – 1994
Alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA) affect every segment of our society. This publication reports the progress Wisconsin school districts have made toward providing programs that address these problems. The report opens with a statement of the problem and a description of Wisconsin's model for treating these abuses. Investigators evaluated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Ancillary School Services, Children
Piper, Douglas L.; Moberg, Paul; King, Monica J.; Wu, Jiyuan; Wright, Susan; Hill, Hannah – 1997
The Healthy for Life (HFL) program was an efficacy test of an adolescent health promotion program designed specifically for use with middle school students. Four conceptually distinct, but inter-related, components were designed to influence young adolescents in school, with their peers, in their families, and in the communities. HFL was unique in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Education, Health Behavior, Health Education