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Rodriguez, Claudia – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2020
Since 1999, one of the main strategies the Colombian government has used to mitigate coca cultivation is to spray the crops with herbicide, which is carried out from airplanes. In this paper I evaluate the consequences of this strategy for rural households in areas where coca is cultivated, specifically the effects of aerial spraying on child…
Descriptors: Child Labor, Adolescents, Siblings, Attendance
Columbia Univ., New York, NY. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. – 2002
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuses surveys have consistently found that the family is fundamental to keeping children away from tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs. This 2002 survey keeps the focus on family and seeks to assess the impact of siblings on the likelihood of teen substance abuse. This year 1,000 teens ages 12 to 17…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Family Influence, National Surveys