The World Federation of Therapeutic Communities is an international association of drug treatment centers that use the "Therapeutic Community" (TC) to combat chemical dependency and drug addiction. Their 1985 conference focused on bridging services between the TC and the traditional human service systems. A total of 85 separate papers…

Sixteen papers from a conference on findings from prevention research are presented in this document. The papers are categorized into these six areas: (1) state and federal roles in prevention; (2) prevention research perspectives, including prevention research, school-based drug education research findings, and drug abuse prevention research…

The seminar on the prevention of drug problems in West Africa reported in this document was part of a multidisciplinary program on this theme implemented by Unesco in Ghana and Senegal since 1986, with the financial support of the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control. As part of the program, an epidemiological survey was conducted among the…

Reported are proceedings of a conference on drugs and the handicapped child. Provided is the transcript of discussions which centered on the use of legal (prescribed for medical and educational reasons) as well as illegal drugs. Considered are the following major topics: an overview of drug problems in the United States and of drug education in…

This volume presents solutions, recommendations, and strategies in eleven interrelated areas considered at the Surgeon General's Workshop on Drunk Driving held in Washington, D.C. in December of 1988. Lists of the members of the Workshop Planning Committee and members of the federal advisory group on follow-up activities for the workshop are…

This report of a symposium, convened to study the prevention of alcohol and other drug problems (AOD) in higher education, offers examples of faculty involvement and explores creative and innovative methods of engaging faculty members in campus-based AOD prevention efforts. Sections of the report examine the role of faculty as leaders in…

This volume, intended for both professionals and the public, contains the ten papers and the ten edited transcripts of discussions from the National Institute on Drug Abuse workgroup. Each of the first five chapters presents two of the papers and discussion highlights selected by the authors. The papers included are: "Cannabis: Effects Upon…

Establishing a British national strategy to tackle youth drug use would seem an obvious first step in solving the drug problem. Some ideas for remedying the drug problem among young people are presented in this conference report. Drug abuse among children and adolescents throws up some complex issues and the obstacles to any coordinated,…

This book presents the state of the art of American medical education in alcohol and drug abuse, and is the culmination of a four-year collaborative effort among the medical school faculty of the Career Teacher Program in Alcohol and Drug Abuse. The first part contains reports, curricula, and survey data prepared for the medical education…

This proceedings contains commissioned background papers used by conference work groups focusing on nine aspects of farmworker substance abuse, and the action plan developed by the work groups. The keynote address by Felipe G. Castro examines risk factors for substance abuse and addiction among Chicano farmworkers, particularly adolescent and…

The research consortium program of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance is comprised of free papers, posters, symposia, and invited lectures. Of the approximately 450 research abstracts submitted for the 1991 research symposium, those recommended for presentation are included in this volume. The topics covered…

The National Collegiate Drug Awareness Week 1988 (conceived and initiated by the Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Issues) began with a Kick-Off Conference of educators that provided students and professionals an opportunity to share ideas and experiences. One-page abstracts of 17 conference presentations are as follows:…

This final report attempts to capture the work and atmosphere of the recent symposium convened by Motivational Educational Entertainment, Inc. (MEE), a black-owned communications research, consulting, and video production company. In its commitment to helping urban youth, MEE conducted a study of the "hip-hop" generation and its…

Physical activities, games, teaching methods, sports, and other topics concerning the physical education of students from kindergarten to eighth grade are discussed in this collection of 33 papers. (CJ)