The study reported here concerns the knowledge that students and school counselors have about drugs and the attitudes these groups hold toward drug users. (Authors)

Briefly outlines scope of a total drug education program, and includes the duties of the district coordinator of such a program. (CJ)

The staff of Wisconsin's Cooperative Educational Service Agency Number Eight has developed a Drug Prevention Education Program that operates under the premise that drug abuse is a "people problem" and people who have problems with drugs are people with personal problems--the symptom is drug abuse. (Author)

Peer-facilitator and/or peer counseling programs are having a real impact in schools. Guidelines provided in the article were found to have value in development and implementation of the program at Buchholy High School, Gainesville, Florida. More than 2,200 students, 120 teachers, 80 parents and nine administrators have been involved. (Author/MC)

This article describes two mental health programs which are staffed by student trained volunteers. One of these is a student-run hot line which provides information and referrals to community services. Another program has high school students teaching elementary school children the properties and effects of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. (SJL)

Examined how adolescents reason as they make choices about drug use. Findings from students (N=54) from two eighth grade classes showed that middle school students seemed to reason at higher stages of moral development on abstract social dilemmas than on drug-related dilemmas, and that girls reasoned at higher stages of moral development on…

Surveyed 343 rural and urban high school counselors regarding drug abuse patterns and training needs in secondary schools. Findings showed that 80 percent of respondents agreed that drug abuse was a problem in their schools, but drug abuse was perceived as greater problem in urban schools. Results indicated school counselors need drug abuse…

Discusses the incorporation of primary and secondary drug prevention programming into school curricula to teach children about the influence and effects of drugs and alcohol, and personal, social coping, and resisting skills. Describes a questionnaire sent to 216 public school counselors to assess student drug use and the legal implications of…

Describes project BASIC Training, a program developed to equip school-based service providers (n=50) with the necessary clinical skills to intervene in the complicated problem of alcohol and other drug use among Mexican American youth. Results suggest the project was successful in improving participants' perceptions of their clinical skills, and…