Drug Education: Some Impressions from Experiences in Illinois

1971 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Colby Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Applied Science ◽  
The State ◽  
Effective Drug ◽  
Drug Education ◽  
Training Workshop ◽  
Drug Problem ◽  
Factual Content

The concept of training workshop dominates the approach of the State of Illinois to drug education, although programs of many modalities are currently operating within that state. The factual content of drug education and its associated vocabularies can tempt an educator to label himself an “expert” on drugs. Facts, while indispensable to effective drug education, are 1) scarce, and 2) only part of the education associated with drugs. Drug abuse is often symptomatic of other problems. Young and old may tend to make more of the “issue” of drugs than a pseudoscientific controversy. Simplistic models of drug use and abuse cannot explain all drug taking behavior, nor can they fully contain implications for changing adverse drug taking behavior. Insofar as education is a science, it is an applied science. We should move rapidly beyond creating “awareness” of the drug problem and begin to equip people with community action skills.

Overcoming and Penalizing Precarity: Narratives of Drug Personalities Arrested in the Philippine War on Drugs

2022 ◽  
pp. 089692052110702
Author(s):  
Filomin C. Gutierrez
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
War On Drugs ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The State ◽  
Individual Choice ◽  
Drug Problem ◽  
Productive Work ◽  
Authoritarian Populism ◽  
Metro Manila

The article problematizes state penality as a mechanism of repression of precarious workers through a war on drugs in the Philippines. The narratives of 27 arrested ‘drug personalities’ in Metro Manila tell of how methamphetamine energizes bodies and motivates minds for productive work. Bidding to be classified as willing and able workers and family men, the study’s participants orient to a moral stratification that pits the ‘moral versus immoral’ and the ‘hardworking versus lazy’. Qualifying their drug use as strategic and calculated, they uphold the neoliberal values of individual choice and accountability. Their support for the anti-drug campaign stems from their recognition of a drug problem and the socioemotional toll of the dysfunctions of living in the slums. While trade liberalization facilitates methamphetamine inflow, a war on drugs fuels an authoritarian populism. As the state reaffirms symbolic mission to protect its citizens, it blames precarity to a problem population.

Drug Education: What it is and Isn't

1972 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard H. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Change Agent ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Drug Education ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Political Implications

Drug education is a term that has many meanings. It is important that the drug educator assess his own values regarding drug use in our society, then share them freely. His values, however, should not dictate or completely overshadow rationality and honesty. Youth particularly need to know where the educator stands. To think that one can develop drug education programs that are value-free is naive. The drug educator's values, coupled with some operational assumptions, will provide the basis and direction of drug education. Drug education content must include the physiological, pharmacological, psychological, legal, moral, spiritual, and political implications of drug use in our society. This content must be presented in a way that utilizes peer values and settings. The use of ex-drug abusers should be approached rationally and humanly. Drug educators aren't going to make any difference at all, in terms of preventing drug abuse, until they view their role as being that of a “change agent.”

Parental Awareness: Knowledge and Attitudes toward Drug Use

1972 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Ritter
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Factual Knowledge ◽  
Drug Education ◽  
Parental Awareness ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes

The purpose of the article was to investigate parents' knowledge and attitudes concerning drug abuse. The results of the study suggest that factual knowledge and “liberal-conservative” attitudes toward drugs is significantly related to age. Sex of parent was also found to be a factor as was level of educational attainment. It was concluded that a comprehensive drug education program should include “education” of parents as well as children.

Prescription for Drug Abuse Education Managing the Mood Changers

1971 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley F. Yolles
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Drug Education ◽  
The Way

This article emphasizes the need to prepare youth to make decisions about drug use. To do this it is essential to eliminate hypocrisy about the use of marijuana, to “infuse” the curriculum with drug information and to provide students with realistic learning experiences. It focuses on such things as the way teachers have been charged with the responsibility to teach about drugs without adequate preparation. The author provides the reader with some practical suggestions and solutions to the dilemma. He presents factual background information about the nature of marijuana, the scope of the problem, and the need for immediate action regarding relevant educational programs. The key areas discussed are: 1) understanding the problem, 2) scope of the problem, 3) the need for drug education, 4) education of professional personnel, and 5) alternatives to drug abuse.

Building an Agenda for Regulatory Change: The New York Times Investigates Drug Abuse in U.S. Horse Racing

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan E. Denham
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
New York Times ◽  
The State ◽  
Regulatory Change ◽  
Horse Racing ◽  
The New York Times ◽  
Policy Initiatives

This article addresses how The New York Times, through an investigative series on drug use and catastrophic breakdowns in U.S. horse racing, influenced policy initiatives across a 6-month period. Beginning with the March 25, 2012, exposé “Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockeys,” the article analyzes how the newspaper helped define policy conversations at both the state and national levels. The article also addresses how the Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011, a fledgling piece of legislation, became what Kingdon described as a “solution in search of a problem” and thus a political lever in policy deliberations. Long recognized for its capacity to influence the content of other news outlets, the article concludes, The New York Times can also play an important role in legislative arenas, informing lawmakers of salient issues, as well as opportunities for substantive and symbolic policy actions.

Drug Education and the College Athlete: Evaluation of a Decision-Making Model

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Tricker ◽  
Declan Connolly
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
College Student ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Drug Education ◽  
State University ◽  
Oregon State University ◽  
College Student Athletes

In general there is a lack of information describing the components and structure of drug education and prevention programs (DEPP) for college student athletes. While concern about the prevalence of drug abuse among college student athletes has increased, a relative lack of clarity remains regarding what elements of drug education prevention programs have been successful or unsuccessful in this setting. In an effort to address this issue at Oregon State University a two-credit ten-week DEPP was implemented as a requirement for all collegiate athletes. This article describes the evaluation of this program. Altogether 635 student athletes from three National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division One universities provided data in this two-year evaluation project. Participants were student athletes from Oregon State University (OSU), a Mid-Western University (MWU), and another Pacific North-Western University (PNWU). Pre- and post-test data were collected regarding knowledge about drugs, attitudes toward drug use, drug use, and decision-making factors. Students at OSU and MWU were enrolled in a structured DEPP, and the third group from PNWU was used as a control and did not receive regular instruction. The baseline data taken before the drug education course indicated that athletes at OSU, MWU, and PNWU were no different in their knowledge of drugs, attitudes toward drugs, or perception of the value of drug education in preventing drug abuse among student athletes. However, the data at the end of the ten-week course revealed many significant improvements among OSU and MWU students athletes, in knowledge, attitude related to performance enhancing drugs and recreational drugs, and perceptions of drug education. At the end of the course 88 percent of the participating OSU athletes agreed that drug education can be effective in preventing drug abuse among student athletes.

Drug Education in Ontario Schools: Content and Processes

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret A. Sheppard ◽  
Michael S. Goodstadt ◽  
Goodwin Chan
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Stated Preferences ◽  
Effective Drug ◽  
Drug Education ◽  
Previous Exposure ◽  
Future Drug ◽  
Harmful Effects

Results from two large repeated surveys of Ontario (Canada) students, sampled from grades seven through thirteen, indicate that little time is allocated to drug education in schools. The most common focus is on alcohol, and on the harmful effects of alcohol or other drug use; most drug education is through the medium of teacher-led classes. Significant differences, as a function of demographic and drug use characteristics, were found in students' reported previous exposure to drug education and in their stated preferences for future drug education content and format. Discussion of the results focuses on their implications for more effective drug education.

Labelers and Labelees: Drug Abusers and the Labeling Perspective

1976 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-291
Author(s):  
David Peck
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Labeling Theory ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Drug Problem ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Sociology Of Deviance ◽  
Labeling Approach ◽  
Societal Reaction

One of the theoretical perspectives currently prevailing in the sociology of deviance which purports to “explain” the phenomena of deviance is labeling theory or, more generally, the societal reaction approach. Since drug abuse or, in some instances, mere drug use is generally considered to be an activity to which the sociology of deviance addresses itself, this paper examines some of the basic tenets of the labeling approach, some criticisms of the approach, and the approach's applicability or inapplicability in “explaining” a deviant activity such as drug abuse. One implication of labeling is that the orientation is a reflection of public policy—an outcome of public policy. Whatever the “causes” of individual cases of drug abuse, the broader dimensions of the drug “problem” may be amenable to improvement through not only variations in formal public policy, but also through substantive changes in socioeconomic inequities and discrimination.

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