NCJ Number
2347
Date Published
1971
Length
117 pages
Annotation
THE PUBLICATION PROVIDES ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT DRUGS TO EDUCATORS ENABLING THEM TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH TODAY'S YOUTH.
Abstract
THIS RESOURCE BOOK SUMMARIZES FACTUAL INFORMATION ON THE MAJOR ABUSED DRUGS, AND TECHNIQUES AND SUGGESTIONS THAT EXPERIENCED DRUG EDUCATORS HAVE FOUND HELPFUL IN COMMUNICATING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT DRUGS OR HAVE ALREADY EXPERIMENTED WITH THEM. AN EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO INCLUDE PAPERS BY MEDICAL AUTHORITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS REFLECTING A RANGE OF VIEWS REGARDING DRUGS. LITERATURE EXPRESSING THE MORE CONSERVATIVE POSITIONS MAY BE FOUND AT EVERY HAND, AND IS OF READY ACCESS. MATERIALS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE YOUNG BY THE ADULT GENERATION RECEIVE EMPHASIS. WITHOUT FAMILIARITY WITH VARIED POINTS OF VIEW, INCLUDING THOSE OF THE YOUNG, A TEACHER CANNOT EFFECTIVELY DISCUSS THE DRUG PROBLEM WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. REFERENCES