NCJ Number
169972
Editor(s)
S Eiseman,
J A Wingard,
G J Huba
Date Published
1984
Length
268 pages
Annotation
This book offers a different approach to education about drug abuse; the traditional medical model is avoided in favor of a psychosocial approach.
Abstract
Part one examines theoretical models proposed to address questions about education, school programs, and psychosocial factors affecting decisions to use drugs. Various reflections on the value of research and program development are discussed. Part two presents selected research studies that describe the attitudes of elementary and junior high school students toward smoking cigarettes and using drugs. In addition, investigations into the awareness of drug abuse among preschool children are included. Part three reviews practices employed in a variety of settings that may contribute to or deter drug abuse. Consideration is paid to television programs that glorify drug abuse, mediation and Gestalt therapy as two models for rehabilitating drug-dependent persons, and strategies for determining the effectiveness of drug prevention programs. References, tables, and figures