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Student Drinking: New Strategies but No Magic Bullet
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Gilroy, Marilyn – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
More than 1,700 students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related causes, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). These students succumb to alcohol poisoning, cardiac arrest, or injuries from falls off dorm room balconies or other heights on campus. The problem of binge drinking, defined…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Alcohol Education, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking
Alcohol and Traffic Safety.
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Dickman, Frances Baker, Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1988
Seven papers discuss current issues and applied social research concerning alcohol traffic safety. Prevention, policy input, methodology, planning strategies, anti-drinking/driving programs, social-programmatic orientations of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Kansas Driving Under the Influence Law, New Jersey Driving While Impaired Programs,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Community Planning, Computer Simulation
Program Models for the Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Student Substance Abuse.
Gentile, Nicholas – 1984
This booklet presents 28 model programs for dealing with substance abuse which are currently used in New Jersey public schools. These programs are arranged in three categories based on the services which they provide: prevention (an attempt to avoid substance abuse problems before they appear); intervention (helping abusers who risk developing…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Drinking, Drug Abuse
Chemical Health Education Resources.
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of General Academic Education. – 1990
The long-range goal of any chemical health instructional program is to reduce the incidence of risk-taking behavior among students by developing and reinforcing resistance skills. School districts should therefore develop or select a curriculum that can best facilitate skill development among their unique student populations. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
The Continuum of Care for the Alcoholic in New Jersey: Principles and Problems in Planning of Treatment and Rehabilitation.
Brennan, Jewel E. – 1978
Alcoholism is a problem of immense proportions. Views about alcoholism range from consideration of the problem as a moral weakness to the disease concept approach. Since the effects of alcoholic intake can be benevolent as well as toxic, the dilemma centers around alcohol usage. Various theories have been formulated, experimented with, and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Behavioral Science Research, Clinics
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol and Other Drug Effects. A Guide for Teachers.
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of General Academic Education. – 1991
This curriculum guide on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is intended to help meet New Jersey secondary-level learning objectives in the area of chemical health education. The guide is organized into six sections, each with a conceptual statement, content outline, specific objectives, and lesson plans. The six sections and corresponding major concepts…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Congenital Impairments, Curriculum