Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Programs, 1977
Title | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Programs, 1977 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Human Resources. Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse |
Publisher | |
Pages | 824 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Alcoholism |
ISBN |
Preventing Drug Abuse
Title | Preventing Drug Abuse PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 175 |
Release | 1993-02-01 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0309046270 |
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.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Title | Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Office of Management and Budget |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1316 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Economic assistance, Domestic |
ISBN |
Identifies and describes specific government assistance opportunities such as loans, grants, counseling, and procurement contracts available under many agencies and programs.
Young Adults in the Workplace
Title | Young Adults in the Workplace PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremy W. Bray |
Publisher | RTI Press |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 2011-02-28 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1934831034 |
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funded the multisite Young Adults in the Workplace (YIW) initiative to study the effectiveness of diverse approaches to workplace-based prevention of substance abuse. Six teams adapted evidence-based programs to target young employees and then implemented the programs in retail, restaurant, health care, construction, skilled trade, and transportation industry workplaces. This book describes the programs, the adaptation and implementation processes, and the YIW cross-site evaluation.
Update to the ... Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Title | Update to the ... Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 640 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Economic assistance, Domestic |
ISBN |
Current Catalog
Title | Current Catalog PDF eBook |
Author | National Library of Medicine (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1732 |
Release | |
Genre | Medicine |
ISBN |
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Prevention of Drug Abuse
Title | Prevention of Drug Abuse PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control |
Publisher | |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Drug abuse |
ISBN |