Drug Abuse

Foreword Preface PART I THEORY Applications of a Theory of Drug Use to Prevention Programs George J. Huba, Joseph A. Wingard, and Peter M. Bentler Constructive Peer Relationships, Social Development, and Cooperative Learning Experiences: Implications for the Prevention of Drug Abuse David W. Johnson An Approach to Primary Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Children and Youtha "Parental Influence Seymour Eiseman Education about Narcotics and Dangerous Drugsa "A Challenge to Our Schools Seymour Eiseman Which Way Drug Education? Stephen F. Wepner Drug Educationa "A Turn On or A Turn Off? Michael S. Goodstadt A Critique of Values: Clarification in Drug Education Chwee Lye Chng Substance Abuse Prevention Programming and Research: A Partnership in Need of Improvement Richard Dembo PART II RESEARCH Adolescent Drug Use and Intentions to Use Drugs in the Future: A Concurrent Analysis George J. Huba, Joseph A. Wingard, and Peter M. Bentler Alcohol Use and Self-Esteem of Adolescents Wayne R. Mitic Multivariate Prediction of Cigarette Smoking Among Children in Grades Six, Seven and Eight Linda L. Pederson, Jon C. Baskerville, and Neville M. Lefcoe Awareness of Substance Abuse and Other Health-Related Behaviors Among Preschool Children Forest S. Tennant, Jr. Patterns of Drug Use Among Mexican-American Potential School Dropouts James E. Bruno and Lynn Doscher The Relationship Between Self-Reported Religiosity and Drug Use by College Students Carol J. Turner and Robert J. Willis Empirically-Derived Hierarchy of Use for Psychotropics: A Cost Benefit Index Khalil A. Khavari and Frazier M. Douglass PART III PRACTICE Sources of Information About "Drugs" Margaret A. Sheppard Trends in Use of Alcohol and Other Substances on Television Bradley S. Greenberg, Carlos Fernandez-Collado, David Graef, Felipe Korzenny, and Charles K. Atkin Smoking, Drugging and Drinking in Top Rated TV Series Bradley S. Greenberg Films and Drug Education Margaret A. Sheppard and Michael S. Goodstadt Opinions of Seventh to Twelfth Graders Regarding the Effectiveness of Pro- and Anti-Smoking Messages Samuel W. Monismith, Robert E. Shute, Richard W. St.Pierre, and Wesley F. Alles A Cross-Cultural Field Study of Drug Rehabilitation Methodologies in Sweden and the United States Robert D. Mann and Joseph Wingard Use of Gestalt Therapy Within a Drug Treatment Program Stephen I. Sideroff Issues in the Training of Alcoholism Counselors Andris Skuja Drug Program Evaluation: Outcome Measures John W. Murphy Contributors