School Based Drug Abuse Prevention

Author : Dr. Richard W. Wilson
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 0763771589
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drug Abuse Prevention written by Dr. Richard W. Wilson and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drug Abuse Prevention: A School and Community Partnership, Third Edition", takes an evidence-based approach to teach students the important concepts and skills needed to design effective drug prevention programs. Covering more than just the facts, this text provides a background of drug use and abuse and presents the principles and skills of prevention, with particular focus on adolescents and school settings. It reinforces the importance of schools forming community partnerships with key institutions and the application of policy tools to enhance the impact of education alone. -- From publisher's description.

Author : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Publisher : New York : United Nations
ISBN 13 : 9789211481914
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Schools written by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and published by New York : United Nations. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This publication does not offer a pre-packaged programme of education for drug abuse prevention that can be picked up and implemented. It is rather an attempt to provide a conceptual basis upon which teachers, policy makers and school administrators can make decisions about school based drug prevention programmes in order to achieve greater success in education terms" -- p. 6.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309046270
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Preventing Drug Abuse written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the nation's drug crisis has deepened, public and private agencies have invested huge sums of money in prevention efforts. Are the resulting programs effective? What do we need to know to make them more effective? This book provides a comprehensive overview on what we know about drug abuse prevention and its effectiveness, including: Results of a wide range of antidrug efforts. The role and effectiveness of mass media in preventing drug use. A profile of the drug problem, including a look at drug use by different population groups. A review of three major schools of prevention theory-risk factor reduction, developmental change, and social influence. An examination of promising prevention techniques from other areas of health and human services. This volume offers provocative findings on the connection between low self-esteem and drug use, the role of schools, the reality of changing drug use in the population, and more. Preventing Drug Abuse will be indispensable to anyone involved in the search for solutions, including policymakers, anti-drug program developers and administrators, and researchers.

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788101633
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Schools and Drugs written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1993-07 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Zili Sloboda
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0387354085
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Drug Abuse Prevention written by Zili Sloboda and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-08-06 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging handbook brings together experts in the sociology of drug abuse prevention. Providing a comprehensive overview of the accumulated knowledge on prevention theory, intervention design, and development and prevention research methodology, this work also promotes prevention science as an evolving field in the practice and policy of drug abuse prevention.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drug Abuse Prevention written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Crime Prevention Centre (Canada)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book School-based Drug Abuse Prevention written by National Crime Prevention Centre (Canada) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drug Abuse Prevention written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ginger Katz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780979300202
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sunny's Story written by Ginger Katz and published by . This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunnys Story brings to light one of the most critical issues facing children, parents and educators today. Parents are challenged with discussing the dangers of alcohol and other drugs with their children. Having the courage to face hard issues is the first step in keeping children safe. Through the voice of the family dog, and in a tender and thoughtful way, Sunnys Story is an effective tool to approach this topic. This story opens a dialogue between parents and their children. It teaches parents about what children are exposed to everyday. Children will obtain a clear understanding of how their choices affect their life and the lives of those close to them.

Author : J. David Hawkins
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Communities That Care written by J. David Hawkins and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1992-08-19 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how to create a comprehensive, community-wide prevention program to effectively confront the serious drug and alcohol problems threatening our youth. Shows how to employ community mobilization, educational strategies, volunteerism, and mass media to achieve significant reductions in adolescent drug use.