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Download full textRussell, Keith C. – 2001
Outdoor behavioral healthcare (OBH) programs treat adolescents with emotional, behavioral, and substance abuse problems using wilderness therapy and related therapeutic and educational curricula. Elements of OBH are designed to reveal and address problem behaviors, foster personal and social responsibility, and enhance clients' emotional growth.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Problems
Gordon, Susan M. – 2001
The rise in heroin use in the 1990s is attributed to an increase in snorting and smoking heroin as opposed to earlier epidemics that relied on intravenous use. An increase in purity has also added to the addiction problem. The trend towards use by young people was confirmed by the 2000 Monitoring the Future Study, which reported that 10.6% of high…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Clinics, Drug Addiction, Gender Issues
