Suggestions for teaching young people socially responsible behavior through public education programs and other measures that could contribute to the prevention of alcohol abuse. Presentation at the Session on Alcohol and the Adolescent, 14th Annual AMA-ASHA Session on School Health, San Francisco, California, 1972. (JC)

School information program helps students handle drugs and smoking. (Author)

The television program, "The Chemical People," and the organizational structure used in developing the project are introduced. The program's purpose is to inform at a local level groups that will organize meetings and workshops for community action against drug use by youth. (MD)

Presents a general introduction to the alcohol drug problem. A field-tested instrument of 20 true-false items is provided which reflects on the nature, effects, variables, and consequences of alcohol and its use. The instrument was tested on 200 students and utilized on a statewide PBS television special. (Author)

This annotated bibliography includes selected alcohol-related studies with findings pertaining to Black Americans. There is a paucity of information and research on alcohol and Black Americans and a critical shortage of information which can be used in policymaking, education and prevention, and program planning. Research should emphasize…

Discusses how the media portray alcohol and drinking and how to change media performance. Presents some findings in abbreviated form for several media and suggests a model for working with the media in the interests of alcohol education. (Author)

The goals of this alcoholism prevention project are to clarify the relationship between self-knowledge and alcohol use and to assess the value of a film-making project in helping students clarify their values about future alcohol use. (MM)

Discusses how, as Harvard's Henry Wechsler continues to warn that a "sea of alcohol" threatens many campuses, some health experts wonder whether he is doing more harm than good. (EV)

An instructional activity designed to clarify pharmacological concepts related to drug use is described. The focus of the activity is a simulation, with student actors, of the effect of drugs and alcohol on the nervous system. (IAH)

A study of alcohol consumption among employed women and educational implications derived from it are discussed. Results indicated that not only do women drink differently from men, but also rural and urban women drink differently. It is suggested that rural and urban alcohol educational programs should be structured differently. (JD)

Evaluated effectiveness of the Alcohol Information School, a seven-hour classroom experience required for university students (n=31) who were involved in conduct violations while using alcohol. Results showed significant increases in knowledge and suggests long-term effects of decreased use and decreased incidence of problems associated with…

This article discusses the role alcohol frequently plays in instances of interpersonal violence and suggests implications for health education. Data on the extent of the problem are provided and research findings concerning the basic aggression-violence model and alcohol and aggression are reviewed. Recommendations to health educators include…

A workshop for Australian nursing students used simulation to impart information about illicit drug use and enhance nurses' ability to care for patients who use drugs. Simulations challenged attitudes, beliefs, and stereotypes and expanded students' knowledge about health promotion and patient care. (Contains 18 references.) (SK)

The authors investigated the efficacy of an interactive Web site, MyStudentBody.com: Alcohol (MSB:Alcohol) that offers a brief, tailored intervention to help heavy drinking college students reduce their alcohol use. They conducted a randomized, controlled clinical trial to compare the intervention with an alcohol education Web site at baseline,…

Despite the development of brief efficacious interventions, they are not reaching a large proportion of college students who continue to drink in a manner that puts them at risk for harm. Recent efforts have attempted to address this issue through the development of brief alcohol interventions that may be more broadly disseminated to college…