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Download full textDrug Strategies, Washington, DC. – 2002
This report is designed to inform the residents of Denver and the rest of Colorado about the dimensions of the problems caused by alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in the states capital city. The report focuses on: the prevalence of substance abuse and addiction in Denver; the adverse impact of substance abuse on the health and well-being of…
Descriptors: Addiction, Community Characteristics, Crime, Economic Impact
Carey, George W. – 1976
This paper describes various ethnic communities in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area whose cultural continuity and identity are threatened by encroaching economic problems and government involvement. Each of these areas is mixed in population but has a dominant group that provides an ethos within which a stable, supportive social structure…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Cooperation, Community Relations, Cultural Background
Jacobsen, G. Michael; Albertson, Bonnie Sanderson – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Rural ghettos are created when proportionately large numbers of unemployed, low income, and elderly residents live in communities located 30 miles or more from communities which can provide the range of goods and services necessary for a decent quality of life. This definition may apply to 300 Iowa towns. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Community Characteristics, Economic Climate, Elementary Secondary Education
