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Download full textFaegre, Christopher L.; And Others – 1978
This manual is designed to assist those helping professionals who work with drug abusing offenders, either as counselors or mental health aides from drug abuse treatment systems or probation officers or jailers from the criminal justice system. This course first provides a conceptual framework or "Perspectives" on the subject area in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Correctional Rehabilitation, Counseling Services, Counselors
North Carolina State Dept. of Justice, Raleigh. – 1990
The goal of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program is to prevent drug abuse among school children, by targeting children at an age (K-6) when they are most receptive to drug prevention education and before they are likely to have been led by their peers to experiment with tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. Project DARE seeks to prevent…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Class Activities, Drug Education, Elementary Education
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1982
This paper lists guidelines approved by the Illinois State Board of Education for improving alcohol and drug education in the schools. Statistics point out the seriousness of alcohol and drug abuse in terms of human costs to the victim, his/her family, and associates, and the economic costs of health care, accident losses, crime, social programs,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Delinquency Prevention, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1984
This guide was created for school administrators, parents, teachers, and community groups interested in developing effective alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs for elementary and secondary schools. A comprehensive approach to school-based alcohol and drug prevention is described and various prevention activities which have been selected by…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Community Programs, Curriculum Guides, Demonstration Programs
Anderson, Kellie – 1995
History shows that humankind has always had an appetite for psychoactive substances. Since young people are especially vulnerable to drug abuse, the etiology, epidemiology, and prevention literature on substance use by school-aged children are examined in this booklet. It gives information on, and examples of, preventive approaches and programs in…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Children
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1993
A companion to a January 1993 nationwide teleconference entitled "A Nation's Challenge: Educating Substance-Exposed Children" and organized by the Florida Department of Education, this booklet provides educators with information and research on effective strategies for working with children affected by alcohol and other drugs. It also…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Programs, Drug Education
Bay-Borelli, Michael; And Others – 1981
This manual is designed to help school district personnel assess the extent of substance abuse and to develop policies and procedures for dealing with the problem through the cooperation of schools, parents and communities. The effect of social change on adolescents is discussed and trends in developmental distress are noted. Roles and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Change Strategies, Delinquency Prevention, Drug Abuse
