PREVENTION POLICIES DIRECTED TOWARD THE SCHOOL POPULATION

• NCJ Number: 9980
• Author(s): G A GRIZZLE
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 85 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-NI-04-0002
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University of North Carolina
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: MECKLENBURG CRIMINAL JUSTICE PILOT PROJECT

Annotation

THE CURRENT LEVEL OF DRUG USE, THE PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES OF SOME PREVENTION PROGRAMS, AND EXPECTED IMPACTS OF ALTERNATIVE POLICIES.

Abstract

POTENTIAL DRUG USERS, BASED UPON SCHOOL DRUG SURVEY DATA, WERE IDENTIFIED, AND THE EXPECTED NUMBER OF FREQUENT DRUG USERS AND ADDICTS PREVENTED BY USE OF TWO POLICIES WAS ESTIMATED. THE TWO POLICIES UNDER CONSIDERATION WERE A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM INVOLVING A TWO-PERSON DISCUSSION GROUP TO EMPHASIZE 'NATURAL HIGHS', AND A VOLUNTARY STUDENT-TO-STUDENT INSTRUCTION PROGRAM DISCUSSING DRUGS WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. CHARLOTTE (NC), MECKLENBURG COUNTY (NC)