Substance Abuse in Sixth Grade: Results of a Prevention Program on Adolescents' Self-Reported Drug-Related Attitudes and Behavior

2004 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-226
Author(s):  
Thomas Tatchell ◽  
Joan Kaderavek ◽  
Philip Waite ◽  
Stephen Strobel ◽  
Renny Tatchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Intent To Use ◽  
K 12 ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Drug Free

Effectiveness of the Preventive Dimensions Program, a K-12 Utah plan for safe and drug-free schools, was assessed among 150 sixth-grade students. Participants' knowledge about drug use increased, as did all children's intent to use marijuana.

Schools’ influence on their environment

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 782-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Addi-Raccah ◽  
Jessica Amar ◽  
Yahaloma Ashwal
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Leading Change ◽  
Relational System ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Green School ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

This study views school as a platform for leading social change in the local community, with a particular emphasis on the school’s parents as a part of that community. As such, taking the case of a green school, we examined the relative effects of three means –outreach, communication and attentiveness to the local community’s needs – that can instill new norms and behavior among parents. A sample of 95 parents of fifth and sixth grade students answered a questionnaire. It was found that the school’s means for leading change had different impacts on parents’ attitudes and behavior. However, the findings supported that educators could be regarded as institutional carriers of social change through a relational system.

Drug Screening

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-233
Author(s):  
ROBERT L. DUPONT
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Screening ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Wide Margin ◽  
Drug Free ◽  
Joint Report

To the Editor.— The joint report of the committee on Adolescence, the Committee on Bioethics, and the Provisional Committee on Substance Abuse (Pediatrics 1989;84:396-398) appears to miss the mark by a wide margin. Drugs and kids are a bad combination. Those of us concerned about children and youth need to work to help them grow up drug free. Screening for drug use is no more a violation of privacy than is screening for diabetes or tuberculosis.

Presenteeism Attitudes and Behavior Among Missouri Kindergarten to Twelfth Grade (K–12) School Nurses

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 407-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri Rebmann ◽  
James Austin Turner ◽  
Allison K. Kunerth
Keyword(s):  
Sick Leave ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Twelfth Grade ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Sick Leave Policies ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Perceived Pressure ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Working while ill (presenteeism) with symptoms of influenza-like illness can contribute to outbreaks, but little is known about school nurse presenteeism. Missouri Association of School Nurses members ( N = 396) were sent a survey in 2013/2014. A chi square test was conducted to compare having a school culture that encourages presenteeism versus actual sick leave policies. Multivariate logistic regression was conducted to delineate factors associated with presenteeism. In total, 133 school nurses participated (33.6% response rate). Almost half (42.1%, n = 56) reported presenteeism. Nurses were more likely to feel pressure to engage in presenteeism than reported punitive sick leave policies (14.3% vs. 3.8%, χ2 = 18.3, p < .001). Presenteeism was associated with perceived pressure, odds ratio ( OR) = 4.8, confidence interval (CI) = [1.5, 15.8], p < .01, and having a mild illness, OR = 3.6, CI = [1.4, 9.7], p = .01. Many school nurses engage in presenteeism, and this appears to be associated with organizational cultural norms rather than established sick leave policies.

Bases of Power, Facilitation Effects, and Attitudes and Behavior: Direct, Indirect, and Interactive Determinants of Drug Use

1988 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald H. Humphrey ◽  
Patrick M. O'Malley ◽  
LLoyd D. Johnston ◽  
Jerald G. Bachman
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Bases Of Power ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Moral Reasoning and Consistency of Belief and Behavior: Decisions about Substance Abuse

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia M. Abide ◽  
Herbert C. Richards ◽  
Shula G. Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Defining Issues Test ◽  
Personal Choice ◽  
Moral Thinking ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Harmful Substances ◽  
And Behavior

In view of implications of Kohlberg's theory of moral development, two hypotheses were considered in two independent studies: a) individuals who consider the use of potentially harmful substances to be morally wrong will be less likely to use such substances than peers who view such activities as a personal choice; and b) compared to those who are less mature, more mature moral reasoners display more consistency between their expressed beliefs about the morality of drug use and their reports of actual drug use. Two samples of college students, 29 men and 59 women in Study 1 and 46 men and 100 women in Study 2, served as participants. All completed questionnaires about their use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs and their beliefs about the morality of using these substances. Participants in Study 2 also responded to the Defining Issues Test (DIT) to assess their level of moral thinking. Results from Study 1 supported hypothesis (a). Findings from Study 2 supported hypotheses (a) and (b).

A Longitudinal Investigation of Drug Use and Work Patterns among Middle-Class, White Adults

1988 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helene Raskin White ◽  
Angela Aidala ◽  
Benjamin Zablocki
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Financial Status ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Longitudinal Investigation ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

This article explores the relationship between drug use and patterns of living and working for a sample of middle-class, white “baby boomers” who have lived in communal households. A longitudinal investigation was initiated in the mid-1970s with 806 persons and followed up in 1986–1987 with 79% of these subjects. During interviews, the subjects supplied data related to their work and financial status, work-related attitudes and behavior, life status, and histories of drug use (i.e., types of drugs used, and quantity, frequency, and duration of use). The results indicate that neither chronic nor current use of marijuana or alcohol had adversely affected the subjects' occupational status and achievement in middle adulthood, although a relationship was found between daily alcohol consumption and delaying marriage and childbearing. The authors warn against extrapolating the results for this unique sample to the larger population, but note the implications they have for future research.

MODELING THE IMPACT OF REHABILITATION, AMELIORATION AND RELAPSE ON THE PREVALENCE OF DRUG EPIDEMICS

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (01) ◽  
pp. 1350001 ◽  
Author(s):  
HATSON JOHN BOSCOH NJAGARAH ◽  
FARAI NYABADZA
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Globally Asymptotically Stable ◽  
Susceptible Population ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Drug Free ◽  
Globally Stable ◽  
Different Levels

Substance abuse remains a global menace in spite of recurrent warnings, seizures, social and pharmacological effects associated with addiction to drugs. In this paper, we use a mathematical model which is a combination of the classical SIS and SIR models to investigate the dynamics of substance abuse. Initiation into drug use is based on contact of those at risk (the susceptible population) with drug users at different levels of drug use. We evaluate the threshold number and use it to analyze the model. We show that when this threshold number is less than unity, the drug-free steady state is globally asymptotically stable and when this threshold number is greater than unity the drug-persistent steady state is also globally stable. The impact of amelioration, rehabilitation and re-initiation on drug epidemics is investigated. Amelioration in presence of quitting for light users is observed to reduce the prevalence of substance abuse and this is supported by numerical simulations. The results show that both prevention and treatment/rehabilitation are necessary strategies for reduction of drug epidemics. Our recommendation is that preventive strategies should be directed toward reducing the contact rate and treatment should be combined with psychotherapy to accelerate quitting and reduce re-initiation.

scholarly journals SAMPLING IN THE WILD: HOW ATTENTION TO VARIATION SUPPORTS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ SAMPLING PRACTICE

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-34
Author(s):  
MICHELLE E. FORSYTHE
Keyword(s):  
Statistics Education ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
K 12

Sampling is a fundamental practice of many scientific disciplines. However, K–12 students are rarely asked to think critically about sampling decisions. Because of this, open questions remain about how best to support students in this practice. This study explores the emergent sampling practice of two classes of sixth-grade students as they investigate the ecology of a local creek. It draws on student interviews, pre/post-tests, student artifacts, and video recordings of classroom activity to identify and trace shifts in the ways in which students approached collecting data. The findings suggest three ways in which students’ attention to variation within the context of their ecological investigations supported their development of a more sophisticated practice of sampling. First published May 2018 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives

“Doing Gender”—“Doing Drugs”: Conceptualizing the Gendering of Drugs Cultures

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Measham
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Lifetime Prevalence ◽  
Doing Gender ◽  
The Uk ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Developed World

Women's illicit drug use has been increasing rapidly in the 1990s in the UK and elsewhere in the developed world. Lifetime prevalence rates show that gender is no longer a significant predictor of, or protector from, illicit drug use. The concentration on lifetime prevalence in the academic debate, however, has been to the detriment of the wider cultural context of drug-related attitudes and behavior in drug-using groups and wider society. This paper considers the socio-cultural context of gender and drug use, and reasserts the central importance of gender to our understanding of drugs cultures. Drug use is not just mediated by gender, but, far more significantly, drug use and the associated leisure, music and style cultures within which drug use is located are themselves ways of accomplishing a gendered identity. Building on Messerschmidt's concept of crime as structured action, the author suggests that gender does not just influence “doing drugs”–drug use itself can be seen as a way of “doing gender.”

scholarly journals Evaluation of a Dutch Educational “Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)” Prevention Program for Driving Schools

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin E. Kayser ◽  
Gerard M. Schippers ◽  
Cees P. F. Van Der Staak
Keyword(s):  
Prevention Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traditional Curriculum ◽  
School Students ◽  
Behavior Intention ◽  
Behavior Intentions ◽  
One Year ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

A DWI prevention program for driving schools consisting of a videotape, slides, a textbook, and a manual was developed and evaluated. Effects of the program on knowledge, attitude, behavior intention, and self-reported DWI behavior were measured by means of a pretest, posttest, one-year follow-up evaluation design. Two-hundred and eight driving school students followed the program and participated in all three measurements. A control group of 228 pupils followed a traditional curriculum without the DWI program and also participated in all three measurements. Principal findings were that knowledge improved, attitudes and behavior intentions were already positive at pretest, DWI was equally reported by both groups, and there was a positive effect on riding with an intoxicated driver.

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