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Download full textJoin Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
Drug courts are designed to stop the abuse of alcohol and other drugs and the related criminal activity by offering individuals, whose criminal activity stems from substance abuse, the choice to participate in treatment. In exchange for successful completion of a treatment program, the court has the option of dismissing the original charge,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Correctional Rehabilitation, Courts, Criminals
Join Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
According to the United States Department of Labor, 73% of drug users in 1997 were employed. Numerous studies, reports, and surveys suggest that substance abuse is having a negative effect on the workplace in terms of decreased productivity; increased accidents; absenteeism; turnover; and medical costs. However, workplace substance abuse is a…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Problems, Drug Education, Employment
Alabama Univ., Birmingham. School of Education. – 1996
Quality substance abuse training for 279 educational personnel (school counselors, school nurses, and school psychologists) across the state of Alabama was provided in a series of two-day training sessions through a federal grant. Although the original grant proposed 7 training sessions, 9 training sessions were ultimately offered over the course…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Health Promotion
Bill, Willard E. – 1989
This guide introduces concerns and problems resulting from the use and abuse of alcohol and drugs among American Indian youth and addresses intergenerational substance abuse effects. Alcohol abuse among American Indians and Alaska Natives is the most visible effect of their cultural disruption and disorganization. Alcoholism among Native Americans…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Alaska Natives, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism
Lum, Christie – 2003
The federal government supports many information clearinghouses and research institutions that produce free and low-cost publications and materials that can support and enrich the work of a professional counselor. This sourcebook is designed to help tap into and take greater advantage of these resources. The sourcebook provides syntheses of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Aging (Individuals), Career Guidance
Join Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
There are many issues concerning women of all ages and substance abuse. Women who abuse alcohol or other drugs are particularly at risk for sexual assault; unprotected sex; unwanted pregnancies; and sexually transmitted diseases. Females between the ages of 12 and 17 surpass males in their use of cigarettes; cocaine; crack; inhalants; and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Community Action
Lum, Christie – 2001
The Federal government supports many information clearinghouses and research institutions that produce free and low-cost publications and materials that can support and enrich the work of a professional counselor. This sourcebook is designed to help tap into and take greater advantage of these resources. The sourcebook provides syntheses of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Aging (Individuals), Career Guidance
Lum, Christie – 2002
The federal government supports many information clearinghouses and research institutions that produce free and low-cost publications and materials that can support and enrich the work of a professional counselor. This sourcebook is designed to help tap into and take greater advantage of these resources. The sourcebook provides syntheses of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Adoption, Aging (Individuals)
