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Sex and Today's Youth
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Godenne, Ghislaine D. – Adolescence, 1974
Article analyzed the attitudes influential in allowing sexual permissiveness and how teenagers react in this climate. (RK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Contraception, Data Collection, Drug Education
Middle School Curriculum Change: An Action-oriented Cooperative Drug Education Pilot Project
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Moyer, David H.; Simon, Robert K. – Adolescence, 1975
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Diagrams, Drug Education
College Student Drug Users' Memories of their Parents
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Davis, Gary L.; Cross, Herbert J. – Adolescence, 1973
This study is an investigation into the possibility of a relationship between college students' memories of their parents and their current usage or nonusage of illegal drugs. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Education, Factor Analysis, Females
College Female Drug Users
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Macdonald, A. P., Jr.; And Others – Adolescence, 1973
The present study looks primarily at the correlates of drug use among a sample of female undergraduate students at a State University in West Virginia. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, College Students, Correlation
Abuse of Dextromethorphan-Based Cough Syrup as a Substitute for Licit and Illicit Drugs: A Theoretical Framework.
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Darboe, Momodou N. – Adolescence, 1996
Discusses the emergence of new types of abused drugs in the United States. Notes that young persons often search for substitutes for better-known substances. It is unclear, however, what factors determine the choice of drug or substance for experimentation, considering the wide range of choices. This paper attempts to delineate the factors that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Drug Use
The Abuse of Dextromethorphan-Based Cough Syrup: A Pilot Study of the Community of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.
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Momodou, N. Darboe; And Others – Adolescence, 1996
Discusses the emergence of a new type of abused drug, dextromethorphan, which is used in cough syrup. Presents the results of the first phase of a comprehensive investigation of this phenomenon in the Waynesboro, Pa. school district. Survey data indicate abuse of cough syrup has increased over the years and is increasingly perceived as a problem…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
Perceptions of the Use of Drugs--A Cross-Sectional Analysis
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Calhoun, James F. – Adolescence, 1976
Intensively surveys samples of specific groups (both students and adults) on their differential perceptions of use of specific drugs or drug types. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Cross Sectional Studies, Drug Education, Drug Use, Parent Attitudes
Treatment Outcomes in an Adolescent Chemical Dependency Program.
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Ralph, Norbert; McMenamy, Carol – Adolescence, 1996
Investigates treatment outcomes for all admissions to an adolescent chemical dependency program over a 10-month period. Interviews with parents of patients were conducted. The effect of various pretreatment and treatment factors on outcomes were investigated. Better treatment outcome was associated with older adolescents, greater participation in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education
Psychological Factors and Adolescent Illicit Drug Use: Ethnicity and Sex Differences
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Paton, Stephanie M.; Kandel, Denise B. – Adolescence, 1978
Attempts to clarify the relationship between four psychological factors (depressive mood, normlessness, sense of isolation from the world, and self esteem) and drug use in a random sample of New York State public high school students. Focuses on relationships of subgroups of adolescents varying as to their socio-demographic characteristics (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Drug Education, Drug Use
Drug Use Patterns among High School Athletes and Nonathletes.
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Naylor, Adam H.; Gardner, Doug; Zaichkowsky, Len – Adolescence, 2001
High school students (N=1,515) in Massachusetts were surveyed about whether participation in athletics promoted a healthier lifestyle and decreased use of recreational drugs. Participation in athletics did promote a healthier lifestyle and athletes were significantly less likely to use cocaine, psychedelic drugs, or smoke cigarettes. However, work…
Descriptors: Athletes, Cocaine, Drinking, Drug Education
Drug and Alcohol Prevention Project for Sixth Graders: First-Year Findings.
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Kreutter, Karole J.; And Others – Adolescence, 1991
Gives first-year results of three-year program evaluation for drug and alcohol prevention project. Compared a target group of 152 sixth graders receiving instruction using Botvin's life skills training curriculum with 64 subjects receiving no treatment. Results indicated that the program had a significant positive impact on the target subjects'…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Assertiveness, Daily Living Skills, Drug Education