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Sweeney, Erin N.; Glassman, Tavis J.; Dake, Joseph A.; Telljohann, Susan K.; Beekley, Cynthia X. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2021
Due to emerging laws regarding marijuana use, the need for school officials to implement effective prevention interventions with students is evident. The purpose of this study was to examine superintendents' perceptions regarding drug testing of high school students. A survey based on the Integrated Behavioral Model was mailed to all…
Descriptors: High School Students, Drug Use Testing, Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes
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Guidry, J. J.; Rosselli, Anthony – Physical Educator, 2020
This article examines the deterrent effects of mandatory drug testing of high school athletes in relation to student use of both illicit drugs and performance-enhancing substances through a critical review of relevant literature on the topic. It explores student use of both illicit drugs and performance-enhancing substances, as well as how…
Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, High School Students, Student Athletes, Program Effectiveness
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Engelberg, Terry; Moston, Stephen; Blank, Cornelia – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2019
Coaches may have a significant role in an athlete's decision to use, or not to use, performance enhancing substances. Research suggests that many coaches do not have the confidence or the knowledge to discuss anti-doping issues with their athletes. This study aimed to assess coaches' awareness of doping practices, coaches' knowledge of anti-doping…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Drug Abuse, Athletes, Knowledge Level
Education Commission of the States, 2020
The eligibility rules of state financial aid programs vary widely by state and by program. This is also true of eligibility rules pertaining to students impacted by the justice system. This goal of this resource is to enable stakeholders to compare eligibility requirements pertaining to justice system impact across major aid programs and…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Barriers, State Aid, State Policy
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Trachsler, Tracy A.; Birren, Genevieve – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2016
With the untimely death of a University of Louisville cheerleader due to an accidental drug overdose in the summer of 2014, the athletic department representatives took steps to prevent future incidents by adding cheerleaders to the randomized drug testing protocols conducted at the university for the student-athletes involved in National…
Descriptors: Athletes, Drug Abuse, College Athletics, Intervention
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Dembo, Richard; Briones-Robinson, Rhissa; Schmeidler, James; Wareham, Jennifer; Ungaro, Rocío; Winters, Ken C.; Karas, Lora; Wothke, Werner; Belenko, Steven – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2016
School truancy among teenagers remains a serious national problem, as evidenced by its significant association with school performance, psychological, and behavioral problems. Truancy is also positively associated with substance abuse. This study presents 18-month outcome data from a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded controlled trial…
Descriptors: Intervention, Truancy, Marijuana, Drug Use