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Download full textJoin Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
Substance abuse has long been recognized as a precipitating factor in many domestic violence incidents. The main type of substance abuse is alcohol usage. Forty-six percent of the offenders reported being dependent on or abusing alcohol, while another 28% were found to be dependent on opiates, cocaine, marijuana, or inhalants. Nearly two-fifths of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Community Action, Drinking, Family Problems
Join Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
According to the United States Department of Labor, 73% of drug users in 1997 were employed. Numerous studies, reports, and surveys suggest that substance abuse is having a negative effect on the workplace in terms of decreased productivity; increased accidents; absenteeism; turnover; and medical costs. However, workplace substance abuse is a…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Problems, Drug Education, Employment
Gardner, Stephen E., Ed.; And Others – 1994
In 1993, "Signs of Effectiveness in Preventing Alcohol and Other Drug Problems" appeared. It addressed alcohol and other drug use as a health problem influenced by risk factors in five life spheres or domains: individual, family, school, peer group, and community. Like its predecessor, "Signs of Effectiveness II" reports on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Children, Delinquency
Join Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
There are many issues concerning women of all ages and substance abuse. Women who abuse alcohol or other drugs are particularly at risk for sexual assault; unprotected sex; unwanted pregnancies; and sexually transmitted diseases. Females between the ages of 12 and 17 surpass males in their use of cigarettes; cocaine; crack; inhalants; and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Community Action
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Washington, DC. School Improvement Programs. – 1995
Like many other southern states, Alabama faces serious social and economic challenges. The 1993 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, undertaken to assess the prevalence of health-risk behaviors among students grades 9 through 12 across the United States, found that of all Alabama students: 18.2% reported that someone had offered, sold or given them illegal…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Drinking, Drug Abuse
Zuckerman, Karen, Ed. – 1994
This guide lists resources and other materials for implementing drug and alcohol prevention programs in rural communities. Materials and resources focus on community, school, and parent education programs. The first section lists 24 prevention materials, including videos, booklets, curricula, books, posters, and newsletters. Each listing includes…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Programs, Drinking
Collins, Raymond C.; Anderson, Penny R. – 1991
The purpose of this guide is to amplify the specific issues concerning substance abuse which Head Start grantees need to address, and to suggest resources and strategies to respond to these issues. The guide consists of five chapters, a bibliography, and two appendixes. An introduction (chapter I) discusses the problem of substance abuse and the…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Community Programs
