Argues that for effective drug education to occur students and teachers must learn conditional thinking that takes into account the many situations surrounding the organism's environment. (RB)

Product advertising appears to have created a number of misconceptions about over-the-counter and other drugs in the minds of fifth and sixth graders. Young people lack an appropriate framework to which to relate the information they receive about drugs. A few beginning concepts for drug education are outlined. (Author)

Conditional thinking helps us avoid some pitfalls in drug abuse education programs. Some of the more common reactions and overreactions within drug education programs are discussed. (Author)

The design, application, and evaluation of an eco-model for cigarette smoking education is proposed. (MM)

Student perceptions of teacher qualities show significant differences between those teachers trained by values clarification techniques and those trained by traditional techniques. Courses taught by these teachers were also perceived differently by students who took them. A combination of lecture-discussion methods and values clarification…

Confusion on the goals of prevention and treatment has led some schools to define the nature of their drug abuse education program in such fashion that they cannot reasonably expect success. Drug abuse prevention goals are the domain of education. New models for evaluating such goals need to be developed. (Author)