Paper reports on the patterns of heavy use of two drugs, marihuana and alcohol, in relation to a variety of demographic, social, and personal factors. (Author)

Study reaffirmed the central significance of the peer group's influence on adolescent behavior. (Authors)

Only steady employment when applying for rehabilitation services has predictive value for successful rehabilitation of alcoholics. (AG)

Describes government and industry efforts to avoid the loss of productive manpower due to alcoholism among both blue-collar and white-collar workers. (BH)

Four main areas for research focus on study of workshop staff attitudes toward alcoholics, evaluation of the dependency dimension of alcoholism dynamics, and study of the role of the occupational center in the alcoholics aftercare and vocational retraining. (Author)

Discusses an intervention technique that can be used in working with alcoholics and drug abusers who deny the need for help. The intervention focuses on the family, providing them with drug education and improved communication skills. Defusion, reframing, and positive data are used. The counselor's role is described. (JAC)

Examined the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scales with alcoholic patients (N=100). The three MHLC Scales appear to measure largely independent dimensions of locus of control beliefs specifically related to health. Factor analyses suggest that the instrument is factorily valid. (Author/JAC)

Examined the relationship between personality traits and impairment experiences of 80 males who completed the California Psychological Inventory and an impairment scale. Results showed significant differences between the personality scores of impaired and unimpaired problem drinkers, suggesting that impairment aspects differ both in nature and…

Provides a systematic approach toward a remedy of the current stagnation in program monitoring and program evaluation, particularly in the field of drug abuse prevention and intervention. This approach introduces a Uniform Progress and Evaluation Reporting System (UPERS), which is capable of rendering comparative judgments across various agency…

Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) offenders (N=151) identified as alcoholics were coerced to seek treatment for their alcoholism. A follow-up study six months later revealed that these coerced alcoholics did no better or no worse than other alcoholics entering treatment without coercion. (Author/RC)

Studied the relationship between personality variables and alcohol abuse in college students. Results indicated that these personality variables were not strong predictors of alcohol abuse. However, subjects identified as being highly trait anxious or trait angry were more likely to abuse alcohol than subjects low on these variables. (Author)

Suggests that in dealing with problem drinkers at the workplace, industrial social workers must consider organizational and group variables that contribute to a "culture of drinking," which fosters and sanctions the use of alcohol. Suggests interventions that promote a "culture of sobriety." (Author)

Investigated construct validity of the Social Interest Index (SII) with 140 male alcoholics. Hypothesized that the SII would relate positively with measures of mental health, intelligence, education, and internal locus of control and would relate negatively with measures of MMPI "pathology" scales. The hypotheses generally were…

Discusses effective family position as a new variable developed to measure the effect of birth order and childhood home environment on the likelihood of becoming an alcoholic. Constructs of fixation and regression may also be helpful in differentiating two types of alcoholism. (JAC)