Under Pressure Program: Using Live Theatre to Investigate Adolescents' Attitudes and Behavior Related to Drug and Alcohol Abuse Education and Prevention.

Safer, L. Arthur; Harding, Carol Gibb

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ERIC Number: EJ459038

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Publication Date: 1993

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Under Pressure Program: Using Live Theatre to Investigate Adolescents' Attitudes and Behavior Related to Drug and Alcohol Abuse Education and Prevention.

Safer, L. Arthur; Harding, Carol Gibb

Adolescence, v28 n109 p135-48 Spr 1993

Describes Under Pressure Program, innovative communication-centered approach designed to involve Chicago public junior and senior high school students in considering problems and prevention of adolescent substance abuse. Presents four integral parts of Under Pressure format: faculty/staff community inservice; theatrical performance; postperformance dialogue and role play; and student, faculty, counselor, and community follow-up. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: At Risk Persons, High School Students, Interpersonal Communication, Junior High School Students, Low Income Groups, Minority Groups, Prevention, Role Playing, Secondary Education, Substance Abuse, Theater Arts

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Language: English

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