The many faces of addiction are described; not only different types of addiction but also different stages. Information is presented on causes and treatments. Patterns of thought which support addictions are explored. This illustrated, readable compendium, which will be of use to teachers, counselors, parents, and students, offers brief, factual…

The "Alcohol: The Gateway Drug" program and curriculum was developed in response to the prevalent use of alcohol by young people today and the difficulty of incorporating alcohol prevention into other substance abuse prevention programs. The main objective of the program was to provide alcohol prevention education services to fourth-graders in…

An alcohol awareness campaign was designed and implemented as a collaborative effort between communication majors at Rutgers University participating in an organization simulation and a prevention specialist from the Center for Alcohol Studies. College seniors participating in a semester-long organizational simulation called Lindlee Enterprises…

This study was aimed at determining the need for development of an alcohol education program for Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge (SEEK) students at New York City Technical College. College students (N=105) were surveyed to assess preferences for beer, wine or liquor; frequency of consumption; reasons for drinking; and the…

This study investigated reactions to an anti-alcohol communication delivered by convert and nonconvert communicators. In four convert conditions the communicator was presented as a former alcoholic. The convert's communication was either Personal or Impersonal. Overall evaluations of the communicator and communication were significantly more…

This article focuses upon a method of making drug education more relevant for today's high school and college student through the use of an experimental lesson on drug taking. (Author)

This paper reviews alcohol awareness and alcoholism prevention efforts on college campuses since the mid-1970s. The concept of responsible drinking which is an accepted part of these college prevention programs is discussed. It is noted that while the responsible drinking concept has been recently called into question, there never was any…

The National Transportation Safety Board conducted a 2-day public forum (March 11 and 12, 1985) on alcohol and drug safety education to examine school and community programs designed to prevent alcohol and other drug abuse, discuss the major issues surrounding alcohol and drug abuse prevention, and develop recommendations to governmental and…

This booklet examines the problem of alcohol use among American teenagers. The role that alcohol plays in adult society is presented and its potential danger for causing teenage alcohol addiction is considered. A discussion on why some teenagers abuse alcohol focuses on familial, peer, sociocultural, environmental, personality, and behavioral…

The Alcohol Education Discipline Program (AEDP) is a program offered as a service to the Office of Student Life at Central Michigan University. Students are required to attend the program's five 50-minute sessions as a condition of disciplinary probation for alcohol-related infractions of the Student Code of Conduct. This paper reports reactions…

This report presents the results of a needs assessment study on comprehensive drug education conducted for a small rural K-8 school. A brief review examines the literature on drug and alcohol abuse among rural youth. Parents, teachers, and students were surveyed to assess their needs, interests, and knowledge of drug and alcohol abuse. Twenty…

The field of drug and alcohol abuse prevention is still in its infancy, but has come a long way since the first prevention approach was adopted in the late 1960's. Despite the weaknesses of past curricula and the problems still to be addressed, prevention curricula are becoming more effective as time goes on. There is much that has been learned…

The use and abuse of alcohol by college students has sparked the interest of higher education administrators in recent years. The Student Drinking Information Questionnaire was administered to 456 undergraduate and graduate students at a large midwestern university in an effort to collect relevant information that would form the basis of an…