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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Drug education"”.
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Literature Review of Drug Education Programs
<p>The onset of drug use usually begins during adolescence. Adolescents and teenagers have the highest rates of drug use (Center for Disease Control [CDC], 2011a). Among 9th through 12th graders, drug use increases with each year in school, with rates being the highest for 12th graders (Stigler, …
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Drug education in a Windhoek secondary school
… an attitude of acceptance towards the use of drugs as they were of the opinion that drugs can help people to relax (82. 1) and stop worrying (80, 4). However, the school learners also identified some consequences on negative drug abuse, such as feeling sick (74, 1) and becoming aggressive (66, …
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Examining the impact of post secondary drug education.
The prohibition of many drugs has led to the development and implementation of drug related education programs that typically exist at the elementary school level. As many of these programs are funded by the Canadian government, it is possible that such education serves as a means of re-enforcing …
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School-based drug education in Northeast Scotland: policy, planning and practice.
… policy, planning and practice of school-based drug education than had previously been achieved in Scotland. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with staff in nine Grampian secondary schools together with a case study of one school. The case study involved direct lesson observations as …
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Time to get it sorted: the politics of ineffective drug education in the UK
… of ‘ineffective’ school-based substance misuse education in the UK (ACMD, 2006). Historical documentary analysis explores the development of substance misuse education policy, and documents the issues surrounding attempts to measure the effectiveness of subsequent practice over the last 30 …
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The Effectiveness Of A Drug Education Programme In Silverwood Primary School: An Action Research Project
… under investigation was the implementation of a drug education programme in a primary school. The main aim of the study was to examine the effectiveness of the drug education programme. The study was conducted within a single primary school, involving years five and six pupils during a three year …
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Young adults’ phenomenological meanings of cannabis and leisure, cannabis risk-benefits and optimization of drug education
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-08-01
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Characteristics of Marijuana Users Compared to Multiple Drug Users
This study examines drug use behavior in a self-described sample of users. Comparisons are made between subjects whose only illicit drug use is marijuana and those who use both marijuana and other drugs. Data are from the DRUGNET study (1996, 1998, 1999), a multi-panel study conducted over the …
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Evaluating the Effects of Project DARE in Rural Southeast Minnesota Schools
… between groups receiving instruction with the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program and no specific drug education program. The study also investigates the effect of gender and pretesting. Procedures. A sample of over 500 students from eight rural Minnesota schools were included in the …
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Using Student Risk Factors to Predict Student-School Connectivity
… (marijuana use, alcohol use, prescription drug use, household composition, and delinquent behavior) predict student-school connectivity. For the study, a secondary data source was used comprising of 557 secondary school students. The data was collected by a small urban/rural north central …