While sex-role identification and conflict have been cited as factors in alcoholism, only a few studies have used the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) to measure the feminine, masculine, and androgynous traits of alcoholics. One such study was replicated by having subjects rate both their real and ideal selves. A randomized factorial analysis used…

Chapter Seven, by Marjorie M. Lazoff, "Residential Groups and Individual Development," describes living conditions, social environment, and reactions to them of several groups of undergraduate men at Stanford University. Chapter Eight, by Ving Ellis, "Students Who Seek Psychiatric Help," is based on interviews and questionnaire data from 493…

This Whole College Catalog tries to encourage fresh thinking and experimentation regarding alcohol abuse prevention. The aim was to make it as comprehensive, interesting, understandable, provocative, and useful as possible. Each section is a separate unit that can be used independently to meet distinct needs. Part one presents a general overview…

Presented are survey data from nursing homes and halfway houses on the costs associated with the provision of community-based residential care for the psychosocially disabled, along with an examination of the differences in those costs as they relate to characteristics of disability groups or types of facilities, and an analysis of the…

A self-administered questionnaire was used to compare selected driving, personality, and psychosocial variables of 306 convicted male drunk drivers with those of 289 alcoholics and 269 controls. The drunk driver group fell between the other groups on many parameters but resembled the control group on as many others. While some 40% of the drunk…

This interim report of the Temporary New York State Commission to Evaluate the Drug Laws seeks to provide the executive department and the legislature with comprehensive information on the social, fiscal and health problems associated with narcotics addition, and drug abuse. This report is the result of the following: (1) several meetings with…

Historically, it is believed that the American Indians have problems with alcohol which are disproportionate when compared with persons from other cultures. One of the purposes of this study was to attempt to identify individual and cultural differences in the use of alcohol which might exist between urban Indian, White, and Negro subcultures in…

This bibliography is one of a series of subject area bibliographies produced by the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information. The references have been classified into selected topical bibliographies in order to assist the user in selecting a personal area of interest. This is Part B of a bibliography grouping devoted to cultural groups, and…

This study seeks: (1) to detect whether an increase in drug use occurred in the two years since a previous similar study; (2) to determine the kinds and levels of risk which the students associated with the nonprescription use of various drugs; and (3) to examine the extent to which the marihuana groups showed alienation. The study drew a…

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Mental Health Planning Conference for the Spanish Speaking was held on January 11-12, 1972, in Bethesda, Maryland. Thirty Spanish speaking professionals and nonprofessionals from 12 states and the District of Columbia met with NIMH and the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The…

This selected bibliography of alcohol and drug materials in the Oregon State Library was prepared in recognition of a need to make information available to citizens of Oregon on this subject. It has been prepared by the staff of the State Library for the Alcohol and Drug Section of the Mental Health Division. Emphasis is on current materials with…

A sixth grade unit on tobacco, drugs, and alcohol is presented in this curriculum guide for teachers. The introductory section states general objectives and specific knowledge facts for each of the three study areas. Also, skills and attitudes to be developed, general motivating activities, and teaching hints for slow and rapid learners are…

A seventh grade unit on tobacco, drugs, and alcohol is presented in this curriculum guide for teachers. The introductory section states general objectives and specific knowledge facts for each of the three study areas. Also, skills and attitudes to be developed, general motivating activities, and teaching hints for slow and rapid learners are…

An eighth grade unit on tobacco, drugs, and alcohol is presented in this curriculum guide for teachers. The introductory section states general objectives and specific knowledge facts for each of the three study areas. Also, skills and attitudes to be developed, general motivating activities, and teaching hints for slow and rapid learners are…

A ninth grade unit on tobacco, drugs, and alcohol is presented in this curriculum guide for teachers. The introductory section states general objectives and specific knowledge facts for each of the three study areas. Also, skills and attitudes to be developed, general motivating activities, and teaching hints for slow and rapid learners are…