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The Legalization of Medical/Recreational Marijuana: Implications for School Health Drug Education Programs
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Donnelly, Joseph; Young, Michael – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: More than half of US states have legalized medical marijuana. Several states have also legalized it for recreational use. In spite of states' actions, marijuana remains illegal under federal law. It remains to be seen, however, if the Trump administration will enforce federal law in states that have legalized marijuana. For now, it…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Laws, Drug Therapy, Federal Legislation
Teacher Training Workshops in Drug Education: Correlates of Curriculum Implementation.
Young, Michael; And Others – 1986
This study sought to determine: (1) the impact of teacher training workshops in elementary school drug education on actual implementation of drug education programs; and (2) whether a set of variables could be identified which distinguished between workshop participants who implemented a majority of workshop activites in their classrooms and those…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Elementary Education, Health Education, Program Effectiveness
Kindergarten Children and Drugs: Beliefs, Use and Expected Use.
Young, Michael; Williamson, Doug – 1983
A study identified correlates of selected beliefs about drugs, personal drug use, and expected drug use among kindergarten children. As part of a state-wide drug education project, 112 kindergarten children from 5 elementary schools were individually interviewed. Analysis of the data indicated significant relationships between personal use of…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Comprehension, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Evaluation of an Elementary School Drug Education Program: Or How Does Teacher Training Affect Students.
Young, Michael; And Others – 1985
An analysis is presented of the effectiveness of a summer workshop conducted for elementary school teachers on providing drug education for their students. Teaching teams from fourteen different schools completed workshop training and returned to their schools to implement a drug education program. While the workshop did not give schools a…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Drug Use, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Be a Winner: Arkansas' Approach to Involving Law Enforcement Officers in Drug Education.
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Young, Michael; Rausch, Susan – Journal of Drug Education, 1991
Describes Be a Winner, an innovative drug education program in which uniformed law enforcement officers lead an eight-week instructional program at the fifth or sixth grade levels. Program evaluation indicated program decision-making skills improved as well as a positive change in some attitudes and beliefs concerning substance use. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Drug Education, Grade 5, Grade 6
Evaluation of a Parent Child Drug Education Program.
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Young, Michael; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1996
Evaluates the effectiveness of a parent-child drug education program through a study of 1,447 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-grade students and 2,036 of their parents. Results indicate the program produced changes in the responses of children and their parents to questions concerning attitudes, use, perceptions of use, and intended use of drugs. (KW)
Descriptors: Children, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Drug Use