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Direct linkVasil'ev, I. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2013
Survey data on the problem of drug abuse in Russia show a high level of awareness of the issue among young people. To reduce the level of drug use in Russia, a comprehensive, focused, and coordinated program involving representatives of official state and social institutions, as well as institutions of civil society, is needed. Combining their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Prevention
Hatt, Beth – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2011
The US has one of the most inequitably funded school systems and the largest prison population in the industrialized world. These two factors help to construct what is known as the school to prison pipeline. The past 30 years has included punitive policies within schools and the criminal justice system that have resulted in a disproportionate…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Justice, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Opportunities
Download full textSingh, Renee D.; Jimerson, Shane R.; Renshaw, Tyler; Saeki, Elina; Hart, Shelley R.; Earhart, James; Stewart, Kaitlyn – Contemporary School Psychology, 2011
The prevention of drug abuse is an especially salient topic for school psychologists and other educational professionals. Schools are the primary setting for providing education and information aimed at the prevention of drug abuse. Previous meta-analyses (Ennett, et al., 1994; West & O'Neal, 2004) indicate that one of the nation's most popular…
Descriptors: Evidence, Drug Education, Prevention, Drug Abuse
Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2010
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of substance abuse among people age 12 and older. The survey is conducted every year by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The 2009 NSDUH, released September 16, 2010, shows…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Substance Abuse, Drug Use, National Surveys
Peer reviewedMiller, Henry – Journal of Social Issues, 1971
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Youth Problems
Elliott, Paul H. – Audiovisual Instruction, 1971
A criticism of the kind of drug abuse films now being produced and some suggestions for their improvement. (AK)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Evaluation Needs, Films, Youth Problems
Van Dyke, Henry Thomas – NJEA Review, 1970
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Abuse, Psychological Patterns, Youth Problems
2003
Prescription drugs, a category of psychotherapeutics that comprises prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives, are among the substances most commonly abused by young people in the United States. Prescription drugs are readily available and can easily be obtained by teenagers who abuse these drugs to experience a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Prevention
Department of Justice, Washington, DC. National Drug Intelligence Center. – 2002
Prescription drugs, a category of psychotherapeutics that comprises prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives, are among the substances most commonly abused by young people in the United States. Prescription drugs are readily available and can easily be obtained by teenagers who abuse these drugs to experience a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Prevention
Peer reviewedDumont, Matthew P. – Social Policy, 1971
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Narcotics, Youth
Peer reviewedLinder, Ronald L. – Journal of Drug Education, 1974
The catalog of agents that have been used to produce subjective changes is impressive, and each generation not only adds a few new substances but seems impelled to re-evaluate the old. Presented at Western Pharmacology Society, Honolulu, January 27-February 1, 1975. (Author)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Projects, Youth Problems
Barter, James T.; Werme, Paul H. – 1970
This paper is devoted to a selected review of literature on drug abuse and dependence among children and adolescents. It is divided into seven sections, each giving information on studies, both nationally and internationally, on a particular drug. These are: nicotine, alcohol, organic solvents (sniffing of substances such as plastic cement, laquer…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Abuse, Psychological Studies, Social Problems
Hurst, Hunter, Ed.; And Others – Today's Delinquent, 1984
This document contains the third volume of "Today's Delinquent," an annual publication of the National Center for Juvenile Justice. This volume deals with the issue of drugs and includes articles by leading authorities in delinquency and substance abuse who share their views on causes and cures for the drug problem among youth in this country.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation
Cottle, Thomas J. – Saturday Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Generation Gap, Parent Child Relationship, Psychotherapy
Rasberry, William – Compact, 1970
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Generation Gap
